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The definitive Peruvian cookbook, featuring 500 traditional home cooking recipes from the country's most acclaimed and popular chef, Gastón Acurio.
One of the world's most innovative and flavorful cuisines, Peruvian food has been consistently heralded by chefs and media around the world as the "next big thing." Peruvian restaurants are opening across the United States, with 20 in San Francisco alone, including Limon and La Mar.
Acurio guides cooks through the full range of Peru's vibrant cuisine from popular classics like quinoa and ceviche, and lomo saltado to lesser known dishes like amaranth and aji amarillo. For the first time, audiences will be able to bring the flavors of one of the world's most popular culinary destinations into their own kitchen.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Phaidon Press; Illustrated edition (May 18, 2015)
Language : English
Hardcover : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0714869201
ISBN-13 : 978-0714869209
Item Weight : 1.46 pounds
Dimensions : 7.5 x 1.5 x 11 inches
Reviewer: LOL
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: It didnt disappoint! There are a few things that people want ...
Review: I have traveled to over 50 countries and I am definitely a foodie, but Peruvian food is definitely in my top 3 cuisines in the world. When I heard that this book was coming out, I preordered it immediately and I have been not so patiently waiting for its arrival. It didnt disappoint!There are a few things that people want to know about a cookbook , so I will try to cover them. I will start with a few small negatives. While it has never been important to me, there is not a picture for every recipe. But there are variations of different recipes throughout the book so one picture could give the general idea for several recipes. The only negative from my perspective is that the index does not have the name in both English and Spanish. For example, my favorite dish is lomo saltado, but I would have to know to look up beef tenderloin stirfry to find it in the index.But now for the many positives! First, the food looks and sounds amazing. It is true to its Peruvian roots rather than trying to be an Americanized Peruvian. For a chefs cookbook, I was please to find that the ingredient lists were not ridiculously long and the instructions were fairly simple. For the most part, the ingredients are not hard to find. The exceptions would be for some dishes not normally eaten in America, but there are often substitutions provided, or another recipe is provided that is very similar with more common ingredients. For example, I do not like tripe and I dont think I will eat bull testicles. I like that these recipes are there just because it captures the spirit of the cuisine, but there are other possible options.There is also an extensive glossary for unfamiliar ingredients and I love the fact that the measurements are in both imperial and metric measures.All in all this would be my go to book for Peruvian food and the chapter on ceviche and tiraditos is worth the price of the book alone
Reviewer: Jane
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Famous Peruvian chef
Review: Excellent recipes by a well known chef
Reviewer: FoolsGold
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you had an amazing dish at a Peruvian restaurant and wondered how they ...
Review: Just received this cookbook at my doorstep so the following comments are based on the contents of the cookbook and NOT on the actual recipes.I'll get cracking on trying some of these recipes to the T and then update my review.My first impressions:PROS:1. This cookbook has almost every recipe you will find in your typical Peruvian restaurant in the US. Lomo saltado, arroz con mariscos, arroz con pollo, parihuela, seco de cordero, tacu tacu, chupe de camarones, etc. If you had an amazing dish at a Peruvian restaurant and wondered how they made it, this book might clue you in.2. If you are familiar with Peruvian food, then you probably love all the random sauces they present to you. This book has a lot of them like creme de rocoto (red sauce), haucatay sauce (the infamous green sauce), Tiger's Milks, etc. Might be worth the price of admission for this section itself.3. There are a lot of variations of dishes including Japanese variations. Maybe you are in the mood for traditional parihuela soup (ciopinno type of soup). This book has that version and a Japanese version of it along with different versions of chifa fried rice and saltados for example.CONS:1. This cookbook may not be the best suited cookbook for people who can't source Peruvian ingredients like aji amarillo (yellow chilli), aji panca, chicha de jora very easily as most of the recipes call for Peruvian ingredients. Some of the ingredients are not well translated. For instance the book references yellow chillis which might cause some confusion if you didn't know the author meant specifically aji amarillo yellow chillis. It's best you have some experience cooking Peruvian food or familiar with the ingredients (hint: google it).2. Navigating the cookbook and finding the Spanish name for a recipe is a little cumbersome. For instance, maybe you heard of lomo saltado but wasn't sure what it is (chinese-influenced stir-fry with beef). The index goes mainly by the ingredient so you would have to look under beef - beef tenderloin stir fry to find the page.3. Quality of the book is average. Paper used is not of the highest quality and while the pictures of the food look amazingly delicious, there is a guesstimate of 1 picture for every 4 dishes (not including sauces, drinks, etc). I guess with 500 recipes, that isn't too shabby.
Reviewer: Aida Martin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Simple to follow
Review: Excellent Peruvian recipes!
Reviewer: GEM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Authentic Peruvian recipes
Review: Phaidon cookbooks are incredible. I have several of their cookbooks covering different countries and I have loved trying the different cuisines. I know if it is from Phaidon I should buy it. This one is fantastic. Just talking about it makes me want to get in the kitchen and get started. I have to order some of the ingredients because I live in a rural area and they are not available. Amazon has what I need so I can have the ingredients in a day or two. If you haven't had Peruvian food you are really missing out.
Reviewer: Gauss
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Encyclopedic and excellent
Review: Everything I have attempted from this encyclopedia of Peruvian recipes has been spectacular. You will need access to Peruvian peppers and pastes, but these are easily available online if not in a market near you.
Reviewer: Auxiliadora Felix
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Um livro magnÃfico, escrito por um grande chef peruano, com receitas maravilhosas e uma edição super bem cuidada. Escolhe os paÃses dos quais você gosta da gastronomia e faz a coleção. Já tenho Peru, Portugal, México, Cuba, Japão, Ãndia, Latinoamérica, Espanhaâ¦Ei Phaidon (a editora) cadê o Brasil?
Reviewer: MM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: ZnalazÅam tu dużo dobrych przepisów, na prawdÄ warto mieÄ tÄ ksiÄ
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Reviewer: Claudia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Gaston Acurio is one of the best Peruvian cooks in the world. All the recipies I've made from his book are very delicious.
Reviewer: Daf
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Beautiful book.
Reviewer: Sebastien
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Beautiful book ! Need to prepare some prep for most of the meals but once it is done it is easy to cook !