"THE SWEET KITCHEN Tales and Recipes of India's Favourite Desserts" - Hardcover

Sen, Rajyasree

 
9789391047726: "THE SWEET KITCHEN Tales and Recipes of India's Favourite Desserts"
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9391047726 ISBN 13: 9789391047726
Verlag: Aleph Book Company, 2022

Inhaltsangabe

Sweets play a central role in all festivalsand celebrations of India and every part of the country has special dessertsthat are prepared in specific ways. In The Sweet Kitchen: Tales and Recipesof India's Favourite Desserts, chef and food writer Rajyasree Sen delvesinto the stories behind some of these iconic sweet dishes and asks questionsabout the origins of others. Among the tales she tells are the following-Issandesh only made in Bengal? Is the gulab jamun strictly Indian? Was the kajubarfi created through divine intervention? How did sweetshops support theindependence movement? How did the Persians, Mughals, French, Portuguese, British, and others influence sweet dishes in different parts of the country?Why do most communities not use yoghurt in their desserts?-and more.

Weaving together stories, historical records, andrecipes, the book takes a fascinating look at the desserts we have eaten forcountless Diwali, Christmas, Eid, and Navroz celebrations through thecenturies.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Rajyasree Sen is a chef, columnist, and food writer based in New Delhi. She has always had a keen interest in the history of food and her restaurant, Brown Sahib, was known for its Bengali and Anglo-Indian cuisine, which Sen grew up eating in Calcutta. 

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Verlag
Aleph Book Company
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9391047726
ISBN 13 
9789391047726
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
130
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