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Pacific crossings: a Philippine cookbook/ O'Boyle, Lily Gamboa

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Acacia Corporation, c1994.Description: 192 p.: ill. 31 cmISBN:
  • 0-944863-25-6
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F TX 724.5.P6 Ob5 1994
Summary: The book is a voyage of rediscovery. The author, again explores the cuisine of her childhood - a time honored cooking style, steeped in tradition that is now experiencing a rebirth in the hands of a number of talented and well trained Filipino chefs who are not only resurrecting regional cookery but experimenting with new and exciting dishes by combining flavors and blending Oriental with Western culinary techniques. The 100 recipes presented in this book are based on a cuisine shaped by the influence of many countries that have at one time or another occupied this island nation. Illustrated with 50 color photographs shot by Bill McConnell, the bookwill surely delight the eye and whet the appetite of any reader who has ever dreamed of crossing the Pacific.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Filipiniana Reference Filipiniana Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Filipiniana Reference TX 724.5.P6 Ob5 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3AEA2015004684

The book is a voyage of rediscovery. The author, again explores the cuisine of her childhood - a time honored cooking style, steeped in tradition that is now experiencing a rebirth in the hands of a number of talented and well trained Filipino chefs who are not only resurrecting regional cookery but experimenting with new and exciting dishes by combining flavors and blending Oriental with Western culinary techniques. The 100 recipes presented in this book are based on a cuisine shaped by the influence of many countries that have at one time or another occupied this island nation. Illustrated with 50 color photographs shot by Bill McConnell, the bookwill surely delight the eye and whet the appetite of any reader who has ever dreamed of crossing the Pacific.

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