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Taste of Nepal
Jyoti Pathak
Influenced by the cuisine of
neighboring India, China, and Tibet, Nepali cooking culture thrives
through an oral tradition in which children learn to cook family recipes
by watching their parents. As a result, the varied and healthful food
traditions of Nepal have long eluded Western kitchens. Even most Westerners
who visit Nepal for trekking and tourism have not experienced the culinary
heritage of authentic Nepali home cooking.
In Taste of Nepal, Jyoti
Pandey Pathak unveils the cuisine of one of the most geographically
isolated yet fascinating regions on earth, and brings the hospitality
of the Himalayan Mountains to your own table. Decorated with charming
illustrations of local life, the cookbook showcases 350-plus artful,
low-fat recipes along with the history of Nepali cooking methods as
well as details about fresh, Nepali ingredients and how to recreate
their flavors from more available Western ingredients.
Fans of vegetarian food will
find classic staples like Roasted Cherry Tomato Chutney (Saano Golbheda
ko Chutney) and rice served with vegetables and lentils(daal-bhaat-tarkaari). Exotic dishes like Goat Curry
(Khasi-Boka ko Maasu) and Mustard Oil Fish (Sarsyun Maacha)
can also delight enterprizing home chefs. Taste of Nepal offers
something for all palates and tastes.
Jyoti Pandey Pathak’s
earliest memories of cooking come from watching her family’s cook
busy in front of a wood-fire stove. Born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal,
Pathak began her true quest for Nepali cuisine after immigrating to
the United States in 1970—thanks to her homesick husband. A
founding member of the Association of Nepalese in America, she headed
the cookbook committee and spearheaded the production of the first Nepali
cookbook self-published in Americas in 1986. She has a degree in home
science from the MS University of Baroda, India and taught at the National
Vocational Training Center in Sano Thimi, Nepal. She now lives in western
New York.
HIPPOCRENE BOOKS, a New York-based publishing house specializing in reference and trade titles of international interest, features more than 60 cuisines in its cookbook program.
$27.50 hardcover; ISBN 13: 978-0-7818-1121-7; ISBN 10: 0-7818-1121-X
470 pages; 6 x 9; 2-color; line drawings
Publication date:
June 2007
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