Complete Book of Mexican Cooking
by Elisabeth Ortiz
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Author: Elisabeth OrtizEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1985-11-12
ISBN: 0345325591
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Reviews of Complete Book of Mexican Cooking
Book Review: dissapointed
Summary: 1 Stars
Mexican food is absolutely sacred to me, and this book is a profanation. I bought it after spending a year in mexico and wanting to recapture some of the tastes i came to love so much. it was a big dissapointment. I can understand how it might be a neat story that she went there not knowing spanish but that she still learned how to cook some things... however, her "outsiders perspective" comes across as irritating ignorance. her methods are anecdotal (as oppossed to researched) and in her recipes and stories she manages to miss both the grace of high class mexican cuisine and the flair of mexicos bountiful street food culture. diana kennedy and rick bayless (to name the two most famous) both have books in english that are more thoughtful and authoritative. even a quick glance at one of these far superior books will expose ortiz's attempt as the exercise in vain superfulousness that it is.
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"Beginning with the Corn Kitchen, the author takes up tortillas and follows through to tacos, tostadas and fillings for quesadillas. There's Green Chicken with Almonds, Red Stew with Mountain Chiles...Plus all of the classic desserts from Bunuelos (fritters) to Flan (caramel pudding). One chapter is devoted to Bebidas (drinks) including the Mexican grasshopper, Margarita and naturally, chocolate."Herbs, Spices & Condiments Books
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