I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from around the
world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone recommend
me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously order online from
Amazon etc.
Thanks in advance.

"Phil" > wrote in message
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>I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from around
>the world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone
>recommend me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously order
>online from Amazon etc.
> Thanks in advance.
>

Joy of Cooking.

On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:05:37 -0000, "Phil" > wrote:

>I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from around the
>world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone recommend
>me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously order online from
>Amazon etc.
> Thanks in advance.
>
I've always liked The New York Times International Cookbook,
by Craig Claiborne.

I cannot say that it has dishes from every single country, but the
recipes will be wonderful, the instructions easy to follow and the
results dee-lish. Granted, you will need to convert your recipes to
Left Pondian measurements, but since the book is out of print, but
readily available used, the trade-off is terrific.

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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> I've always liked The New York Times International Cookbook,
> by Craig Claiborne.
>
> I cannot say that it has dishes from every single country, but the
> recipes will be wonderful, the instructions easy to follow and the
> results dee-lish. Granted, you will need to convert your recipes to
> Left Pondian measurements, but since the book is out of print, but
> readily available used, the trade-off is terrific.
>
> Boron
>
Thanks Boron and don't worry most of us are still using imperial
measurements over this side of the pond.

In article >,
Boron Elgar > wrote:

> On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:05:37 -0000, "Phil" > wrote:
>
> >I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from around the
> >world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone recommend
> >me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously order online from
> >Amazon etc.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> I've always liked The New York Times International Cookbook,
> by Craig Claiborne.
>
> I cannot say that it has dishes from every single country, but the
> recipes will be wonderful, the instructions easy to follow and the
> results dee-lish. Granted, you will need to convert your recipes to
> Left Pondian measurements, but since the book is out of print, but
> readily available used, the trade-off is terrific.
>

Craig's book is very heavy on French cooking--I'd say at least half the
recipes in the book are traditional French ones. I think that's because
it came out in the early 70's. He didn't discover Southeast Asian
cooking until the mid 70's. His last compilation of recipes (The Best
of Craig Claiborne) is a bit more balanced.

I was perusing the Seattle branch of the Library of Congress Cookbook
Collection (i.e., ours) for some good titles. Here's what we have:

Three cookbooks by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid--Seductions of Rice,
Flatbreads and Flavors, and Home Baking

Two cookbooks by Steven Raichlen--The Barbecue!Bible and Big Flavor
Cookbook

Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant--vegetarian international

Global Grilling, by Jay Solomon. This book has our quintessential jerk
chicken recipe

The Book of Jewish Food, by Claudia Roden; the International Kosher
Cookbook--more than gefilte fish

Mark Bittman has a new international cookbook out, but I haven't seen it
yet.

Cindy

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Following up to Phil

>I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from around the
>world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone recommend
>me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously order online from
>Amazon etc.

Paul Gaylors "flavours" draws inspirations from all over the
world, thats as close as I would go to a single book covering the
whole world.
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In article >,
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> I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from around the
> world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone recommend
> me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously order online from
> Amazon etc.
> Thanks in advance.

I don't normally cook by receipes (I need to have smelled/eaten
something before I can cook it so I know how it's supposed to end up, by
the same token once I have, I rarely need the receipe any more <g>) but
when I want to reference something I often look into "Great Dishes of
the World" by Robert Carrier. Mine is a mass paperback edition, Sphere
Books. Quite a volume.

-Peter


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Doug Kanter wrote:
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> "Phil" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from around
> >the world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone
> >recommend me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously order
> >online from Amazon etc.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>
> Joy of Cooking.

You've got to be kidding? Joy of Cooking's
"international" recipes are far from authentic.
I'd quote you some outrageous examples but I
don't have the book here with me. I remember
being appalled at the ingredients in one
Mexican recipe.
Kate

"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
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> Doug Kanter wrote:
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>> "Phil" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from around
>> >the world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone
>> >recommend me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously
>> >order
>> >online from Amazon etc.
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>>
>> Joy of Cooking.
>
> You've got to be kidding? Joy of Cooking's
> "international" recipes are far from authentic.
> I'd quote you some outrageous examples but I
> don't have the book here with me. I remember
> being appalled at the ingredients in one
> Mexican recipe.
> Kate

Some yes, some no. But, I viewed the OP's request as somewhat dreamlike to
begin with. And, Joy Of Cooking at least gives beginners a starting point.
Anyone who intends to cook much should branch off from recipes and improve
them if they find them interesting.

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>> Doug Kanter wrote:
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>>> "Phil" > wrote in message
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>>> >I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from
>>> >around
>>> >the world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone
>>> >recommend me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously
>>> >order
>>> >online from Amazon etc.
>>> > Thanks in advance.
>>> >
>>>
>>> Joy of Cooking.
>>
>> You've got to be kidding? Joy of Cooking's
>> "international" recipes are far from authentic.
>> I'd quote you some outrageous examples but I
>> don't have the book here with me. I remember
>> being appalled at the ingredients in one
>> Mexican recipe.
>> Kate
>
> Some yes, some no. But, I viewed the OP's request as somewhat dreamlike to
> begin with. And, Joy Of Cooking at least gives beginners a starting point.
> Anyone who intends to cook much should branch off from recipes and improve
> them if they find them interesting.
>

But JOC is more likely to turn people off "international" cooking.


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>>>> "Phil" > wrote in message
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>>>> >I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from
>>>> >around
>>>> >the world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can anyone
>>>> >recommend me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously
>>>> >order
>>>> >online from Amazon etc.
>>>> > Thanks in advance.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Joy of Cooking.
>>>
>>> You've got to be kidding? Joy of Cooking's
>>> "international" recipes are far from authentic.
>>> I'd quote you some outrageous examples but I
>>> don't have the book here with me. I remember
>>> being appalled at the ingredients in one
>>> Mexican recipe.
>>> Kate
>>
>> Some yes, some no. But, I viewed the OP's request as somewhat dreamlike
>> to begin with. And, Joy Of Cooking at least gives beginners a starting
>> point. Anyone who intends to cook much should branch off from recipes and
>> improve them if they find them interesting.
>>
>
> But JOC is more likely to turn people off "international" cooking.

How so? I've found recipes in there which are totally authentic. Baba
ganoush worked fine, although some restaurants (and my Greek neighbor) add
mint. Some people don't.

What's the real reason you don't like the book?

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>> But JOC is more likely to turn people off "international" cooking.
>
> How so? I've found recipes in there which are totally authentic. Baba
> ganoush worked fine, although some restaurants (and my Greek neighbor) add
> mint. Some people don't.
>

Perhaps some of the recipes are authentic, I cannot claim to have looked at
all of them. But many of the "international" recipes are pale imitations of
the real thing, modified to suit Americans' typically bland tastes and the
unavailability of proper ingredients.

> What's the real reason you don't like the book?

Actually I like the book a good deal, but not for its "international"
offerings. But even if the international offerings were excellent, it would
still be a poor choice for what the OP requested because it is 95%+ Americal
recipes.


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>>> But JOC is more likely to turn people off "international" cooking.
>>
>> How so? I've found recipes in there which are totally authentic. Baba
>> ganoush worked fine, although some restaurants (and my Greek neighbor)
>> add mint. Some people don't.
>>
>
> Perhaps some of the recipes are authentic,
<snip>

What's authentic? Tell me your favorite, authentic recipe for pasta e
fagiole, please.

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>>>> But JOC is more likely to turn people off "international" cooking.
>>>
>>> How so? I've found recipes in there which are totally authentic. Baba
>>> ganoush worked fine, although some restaurants (and my Greek neighbor)
>>> add mint. Some people don't.
>>>
>>
>> Perhaps some of the recipes are authentic,
> <snip>
>
> What's authentic? Tell me your favorite, authentic recipe for pasta e
> fagiole, please.
>

Oh fer chrissake, gimme a break You brought up "authentic," not I. If you
really think that JOC is a good "international" cookbook, fine. Some of us
have higher standards.


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Doug Kanter wrote:

> "Phil" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from
> around
> >the world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can
> anyone
> >recommend me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously
> order
> >online from Amazon etc.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>
> Joy of Cooking.

There is a series of books called the Moosewood cook books, the edition
called "Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant" is very eclectic and includes
early american, asian, middle eastern, african, and various other
recipes from different parts of the world.

It is a vegetarian cook book but the recipes are easily adapted for
service with meat.
---
JL

Doug Kanter wrote:

> "Phil" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from
> around
> >the world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can
> anyone
> >recommend me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously
> order
> >online from Amazon etc.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >

Here's a favorite from the Finnish section of the "Sundays at Moosewood
Restaurant" cook book.

Kukkakaakiakaatikko
(cauliflower rye casserole)
-------------------------------

1 cup beer

3 cups rye bread cubes (about 4 slices)

1 head cauliflower, cut into bite sized florets

2 tbs. butter

1 tsp. caraway seeds

3 cups grated extra sharp cheddar cheese

4 eggs

1 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 tsp. ground coriander seeds

freshly ground black pepper

At least an hour before cooking, pour the beer into a shallow bowl to
sit until it becomes flat. Dry the bread cubes on a baking sheet in a
300 F oven until they are crisp but not browned, probly about 15 - 20
minutes.

Sauté the cauliflower in the butter with the caraway seeds until just
barely tender. Combine the bread cubes and cauliflower with the grated
cheese. Spread the mixture into a buttered 2 quart casserole dish.

Mix the eggs, mustard, coriander and black pepper in a blender or by
hand with the flat beer and pour the mixture into the casserole dish.
Bake at 350 F for 30 to 45 minutes until puffed and golden.

>
>
> Joy of Cooking.

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>>>>> But JOC is more likely to turn people off "international" cooking.
>>>>
>>>> How so? I've found recipes in there which are totally authentic. Baba
>>>> ganoush worked fine, although some restaurants (and my Greek neighbor)
>>>> add mint. Some people don't.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps some of the recipes are authentic,
>> <snip>
>>
>> What's authentic? Tell me your favorite, authentic recipe for pasta e
>> fagiole, please.
>>
>
> Oh fer chrissake, gimme a break You brought up "authentic," not I. If you
> really think that JOC is a good "international" cookbook, fine. Some of us
> have higher standards.

I have higher standards too, Peter. But that came with experience. I'm sure
it was the same for you. Any traditional recipe has certain "required
basics", right? You wouldn't serve pot roast with a thin consommé unless you
were inventing a whole new kind of pot roast. You wouldn't serve beans &
greens with cooked iceberg lettuce instead of escarole. If JOC puts a new
cook's mind into the right framework, it's done its job.

"Joseph Littleshoes" > wrote in message
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> Doug Kanter wrote:
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>> "Phil" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >I am looking for a cook book that contains different recipes from
>> around
>> >the world including Asian, European, South American dishes. Can
>> anyone
>> >recommend me a good all round book. I am in the UK but can obviously
>> order
>> >online from Amazon etc.
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
>>
>> Joy of Cooking.
>
> There is a series of books called the Moosewood cook books, the edition
> called "Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant" is very eclectic and includes
> early american, asian, middle eastern, african, and various other
> recipes from different parts of the world.
>
> It is a vegetarian cook book but the recipes are easily adapted for
> service with meat.
> ---
> JL

Good cookbook, but much of it leans too heavily on cheese. You could drop
dead from some of the recipes. :-)