This delectable cookbook centers on plants and spices from six
continents. Recipes are gathered by region, and range from healthy
salads (sesame prawn and sour green mango salad) to hearty main dishes
(grilled quail in rose petal sauce) and sumptuous desserts (blueberry
and lavender ice cream). Accessible to novice cooks as well as experts,
the recipes are straightforward and easy to follow, with ingredients
that are readily available in stores or farmers' markets. A foldout
conversion table is included for reference and an appendix of herbs
details their flavors and uses.
This unique cookbook also touches on historical, botanical, and economic
themes. Each featured plant comes to life through beautiful botanic
illustrations from Kew's archives, and tales of travel and adventure
reveal the plant's role in culinary history. We learn how Europe's
fortunes turned on peppercorn and that a Turkish ambassador once made
the most sought-after coffee in town. With a dash of history, a splash
of travel, and a healthy serving of foolproof recipes, Kew's Global
Kitchen Cookbook is the perfect gift for anyone who loves a good story
served up with great food.