The definitive Peruvian cookbook, featuring 500 traditional home cooking recipes from the country's most acclaimed and popular chef, Gastón Acurio.
One of the world's most innovative and flavorful cuisines, Peruvian food has been consistently heralded by chefs and media around the world as the "next big thing." Peruvian restaurants are opening across the United States, with 20 in San Francisco alone, including Limon and La Mar.
Acurio guides cooks through the full range of Peru's vibrant cuisine from popular classics like quinoa and ceviche, and lomo saltado to lesser known dishes like amaranth and aji amarillo. For the first time, audiences will be able to bring the flavors of one of the world's most popular culinary destinations into their own kitchen.
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
ISBN: 9780714869209
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 1483 g
Dimensions: 270 x 180 x 37 mm
Named a Top Ten Cookbook of Spring 2015 by Publishers Weekly '[Acurio] is basically the godfather of Peruvian cuisine.' – NPR Morning Edition 'A treasure chest of Peruvian cuisine.' – Publishers Weekly 'Gaston Acurio is Peru's answer to Jamie Oliver and Anthony Bourdain.' – Wall Street Journal 'I never had any idea how varied and sophisticated the food from Peru could be. This beautiful volume is useful resource on a cuisine that's rapidly gaining in popularity north of the equator.' – Library Journal 'It's my new obsession ... and a brilliant look at a cultural hegemony that is Peruvian food.' – Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods
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