Knife, Fork and Spoon: Eating Around the World
by Charles H., Jr. Baker
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Author: Charles H., Jr. BakerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-03-19
ISBN: 1586670492
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Derrydale Press
Book Reviews of Knife, Fork and Spoon: Eating Around the World
Book Review: Knife, Fork and Spoon: Eating Around the World
Summary: 5 Stars
Besides having some exotic recipes, this book provides history and humor. There is one caution - the author assumes that you're already familiar with the mechanics of cooking (he even says so in his introduction).
You need to have a familiarity with pre-WWII geography and history. He writes about receipts (not recipes; he explains why that term is used in the book) that he got at British colonial outposts in various ex-British holdings. He refers to Ceylon and Indochina, not Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Some of the ingredients he calls for are no longer available like sea turtle. There are also some quaint racial references. You need to keep remembering when the book was written (late 1930's and early 1940's) to keep things in perspective.
Barker does have some hints which he adds as "Words to the Wise" that are really helpful like adding lemon to fish before you cook them, why you should add salt to a liquid when it's almost done rather than when you start the dish and the use of sugar as a flavoring not a sweetener.
My husband thinks the book a great simply because he has a receipt for Baked Alaska.
Barker writes with humor and a love for good food that makes this book a fun read - even for those who don't cook.
Summary of Knife, Fork and Spoon: Eating Around the World
Long before Julia Child introduced French cooking to American palates, Charles Baker and The Derrydale Press published a highly unusual collection of recipes for its day: exotic recipes from around the world for unusual hors' d'oeuvres, soups, fish, shellfish, poultry, game, meat, vegetables, fruits and desserts. From avocado salad recipes discovered by the author in Cuba to grouse recipes from the Scottish moors, the author's tour de force belongs on the shelf of every serious cook.Game Books
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