The Ghana Cookbook
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The Ghana Cookbook by Fran Osseo-Asare
The Ghana Cookbook explores the flavors, ingredients and techniques most common in Ghana. With an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients--especially vegetables, fruits and legumes--Ghana's cuisine is vibrant, healthful and eminently appealing. Also, since Ghana cannot grow wheat, most of its traditional recipes are gluten-free. The authors highlight the flavor principles, seasoning techniques, and basic stocks, with later chapters dedicated to snacks, soups and stews, protein entrees, beverages, baked goods, and much more. Among the 140 recipes, you'll find Kofi Brokeman (roasted ripe plantain and dry roasted peanuts), Fante-fante Fisherman's Soup, Jollof Rice with Chicken, Atadwe Milkye (Tiger Nut Pudding), and Lemongrass Tea. Historical and cultural notes throughout put the cuisine in its broader context.
Fran Osseo-Asare is an internationally recognized expert on sub-Saharan African cuisine and Ghanaian cuisine in particular. She is author of several books on African cooking and culture including A Good Soup Attracts Chairs (Pelican Publishing, 1993, 2001), and Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa (Greenwood Press, 2005). She has also written for publications such as Gastronomica, Soujourners, bSpirit, and Food, Culture and Society. A popular speaker and teacher, she was invited as a TED Fellow to represent African cuisine in Arusha, Tanzania in 2007 at TEDGlobal: Africa, the Next Chapter. She resides in State College, PA. Barbara Baëta, owner and founder of Flair Catering, Ltd., a catering agency and cooking school, was one of the first professionally trained caterers in Ghana. She is considered a national treasure in Ghana and has been showcasing the country and its food to foreign guests for decades. In 2009 her company catered a meal (breakfast for 600) served to President Obama during his state visit to Ghana.
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ISBN 13 | 9780781813433 |
ISBN 10 | 0781813433 |
Title | The Ghana Cookbook |
Author | Fran Osseo-Asare |
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Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. |
Year published | 2015-11-19 |
Number of pages | 248 |
Prizes | Winner of Gourmand World Cookbook Award--Best African Cookbook outside of Africa 2016 (Spain) |
Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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