Author: Dunlop, Fiona

Brand: Interlink Books

Binding: Hardcover

Number Of Pages: 304

Release Date: 20-11-2018

Details: About the Author Fiona Dunlop is a food and travel writer, blogger, and photographer. She has globe-trotted for decades from home bases in Paris, London, and most recently Andalucía, in a house amid the olive groves. After writing for years on travel, art, and design, her passion for food led her to create her first cookbook, New Tapas, followed by The North African Kitchen and Mexican Modern. Her food writing has appeared in the Financial Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian, and other publications. She is the author of National Geographic's guides to Spain and Portugal, and she works as a guest lecturer on their expeditions. Product Description An enthralling Andalucian culinary journey from sierra to sea. For nearly eight centuries from 711 to 1492, Moorish rule in Andalucía brought about a revolution in Spanish culture, resulting in architectural splendors like the Alhambra as well as a rich culinary history. Andaluz is a quest to illustrate the legacy of the Arabs and Berbers in the kitchens of southern Spain today. Couscous, rice, eggplant, oranges, apricots, marzipan, and a wealth of spices are just a few ever-present ingredients that owe their influence to the Moorish people—along with a meticulous attention to the cultivation of olive varieties that Andalucía is renowned for. By digging deep into traditional dishes, scouring markets, and learning from home cooks, local tavern owners, and Michelin-starred restaurant chefs, Fiona Dunlop offers a vivid gastronomic window on this region. Entries from the author’s travel diary accompany sumptuous recipes—from Granada in the east to Córdoba at its heart and Seville in the south—bringing a taste of Moorish Spain to kitchens everywhere. With beautiful food and location photography Andaluz is bound to become the cookbook you will visit time and time again. Review "What the reader gets is an extremely palatable mix of history, travel and food. Taste Andalucia's past through the recipes, and explore its hidden corners with this entertaining and erudite writer ' what makes this cookbook really buzz for me is the first section, on the Moorish period of Andalucía, when the region was ruled by Arabs and Berbers from North Africa for eight centuries, reaching its peak during the Caliphate city of Córdoba. Fiona explains how strongly their cuisine and agriculture influenced the local customs and dishes: citrus fruit, rice, figs, chickpeas, almonds, pine nuts, saffron and many more products were all brought across the Mediterranean ' mouth-watering food photography and atmospheric shots of villages and dramatic landscapes. Buen provecho! "When it's getting cold outside, what could be nicer than leafing through this love letter to Spanish cookery? It's utterly charming and drenched with color, culture, and sunshine. "Fiona Dunlop does it again and brings us a region's essence. This time it's the turn of?semolina crumbs from Almeria and Almond sponge cake from Antequera. She sums up Southern Spaina pivotal meeting point of religions and culturesand avoids trends and fashion. Andaluz?gives the confidence to find the area's best?sun drenched?dishes and cook them too. -- Yotam Ottolenghi "This book is a deep dive into the food, culture, and history of southern Spain-a region that is very close to my heart. Fiona Dunlop tells the amazing stories of the immigrants who left their mark on the region-culinary legacies that have made Andalucia one of the most iconic food regions in the world." -- José Andrés "Both cookbook and travelogue, this homage to the land of the Arabs and Berbers reveals mouth-watering and educational excursions into the region's little towns and the kitchens of local professional chefs and home cooks. A little history adds to the mix, as British author Dunlop (Mexican Modern, 2013) explains how eight centuries of Moorish rule (from the eighth to the fifteenth century) defined southern Spain's personality, culinary and otherwise. Glorious color phot

EAN: 9781623719999

Package Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.7 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English