Maricel E. Presilla
Forfatter af Gran Cocina Latina: The Food of Latin America
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Image credit: Maricel E. Presilla (l) and Gloria Soto (r)
Værker af Maricel E. Presilla
The New Taste of Chocolate: A Cultural and Natural History of Cacao with Recipes (2000) 90 eksemplarer
Celebrating Cuban Cuisine 1 eksemplar
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- Kanonisk navn
- Presilla, Maricel E.
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- Cuba (birth)
- Bopæl
- Weehawken, New Jersey, USA
- Uddannelse
- New York University (PhD|History)
- Erhverv
- Cacao importer and chocolate expert
Culinary historian
chef/restaurant owner - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- James Beard Foundation award for Gran Cocina Latina 2012
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 9
- Medlemmer
- 368
- Popularitet
- #65,433
- Vurdering
- 4.0
- Anmeldelser
- 8
- ISBN
- 13
- Sprog
- 1
And then there are the recipes. Admittedly, one will likely need access to high quality chocolate, nibs, and or cacao beans, but Presilla offers some online sources for purchase (I have not checked these out). The photography is gorgeous, and indeed...it will not be long before I try Maya-Mediterranean Chocolate Rice Pudding of her "Imagined" Maya Turkey Soup-Stew with Cacao and Chiles.
This is a remarkable book-- "illustrated reference" is the description on the dust jacket, but I think that does not adequately describe what it offers. If you have interests in global cuisine and a cultural history of food, this should be part of your library. Definitely one of the most interesting books I have read in the genre.… (mere)