This cookbook is an intimate reflection on tropical island cooking's bold flavors and big stories, with 125 recipes, from celebrated food writer Von Diaz. This narrative cookbook travels across oceans and nations to uplift the shared ancestral cooking techniques of these islands, including intimate profiles of the historical context of each technique, stories from islanders, and step-by-step guides for recreating them at home. Recipes include Coco Bread from Jamaica, Arroz con Jueyes (Stewed Crab Rice) from Puerto Rico, Masikita (Papaya-Marinated Beef Skewers) from Madagascar, Bebek Betutu (Roasted Duck in Banana Leaf) from Indonesia, and Lechon Kawali (Crispy Fried Pork Belly) from the Philippines. Islas is about preserving the wisdom, values, and resilience of the people who live in some of the most volatile, vulnerable places on this planet. Each recipe, an archive of strategies for persistence, creativity, and ingenuity, provides a path for cooking delicious food. But above all, these stories and recipes acknowledge that cooking delicious food for others is always a selfless act. Hardcover, 304 pages.
Dimensions: 8" x 10"