The Food of Spain

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Harper Collins, Jul 12, 2011 - Cooking - 629 pages
One of our foremost authorities on Mediterranean, North African, and Italian cooking, Claudia Roden brings her incomparable authenticity, vision, and immense knowledge to bear in The Food of Spain. The James Beard Award–winning author of the classic cookbooks A Book of Middle Eastern Food and A Book of Jewish Food now graces food lovers with the definitive cookbook on the Spanish cuisine, illustrated with dozens of gorgeous full-color photographs that capture the color and essence of this wonderfully vibrant nation and its diverse people, traditions, and culture.

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Contents

the recipes
6
AlAndalus
15
From the New World
35
Of Monasteries and Convents
53
the regions
71
Central Spain
89
The Canary Islands
117
Stocks and Basics
123
Salads and Vegetables
225
Fish and Seafood
297
Poultry and Game
349
Meat
393
Rice and Pasta
439
Bean and Chickpea Stews
483
Desserts and Pastries
501
Drinks
579

Tapas
147
Soups
169
Egg Dishes
195
Sources
592
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About the author (2011)

Claudia Roden was born and brought up in Cairo. She finished her education in Paris and later studied art in London. She now lives in London. Roden writes about food with a special interest in the social and historical back-ground of cooking. Her books include The Book of Jewish Food, which won eight international awards, as well as The New Book of Middle Eastern Food, Arabesque, Coffee: A Connoisseur's Companion, The Food of Italy: Region by Region, Everything Tastes Better Outdoors, and Mediterranean Cookery. In 1989 she won Italy's two most prestigious food prizes, the Premio Orio Vergani and the Premio Maria Luigia, Duchessa di Parma. She has also won six Glenfiddich awards.

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