The Ethnic Paris Cookbook

By Olivia Kiang-Snaije, Charlotte Puckette, K DK Publishing

Book Overview

A recipe book of Paris' mouth-watering ethnic cuisine designed to bring the French melting pot to your home kitchen. Each chapter introduces the food of a different part of the world and its link to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756626455
• ISBN13: 9780756626457
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Not just a cookbook...

There are probably as many French cookbooks as there are ingredients, but Charlotte Puckette and Olivia Kiang-Snaije have created a category all of their own: a virtual tasting menu for Paris' restaurants that Parisians are likely use as a field guide when they tire of French cuisine. Anybody can find their way to Notre Dame or the Louvre, but this is a must for anyone who wants to let their palate be their guide to Paris. And if you're not able to go, you can experience Paris' ethnic cuisine in your own kitchen -- assuming that you can find all of the ingredients you need to recreate the flavors that flow from the kitchens that are featured here. This will this change the way you see, think about and taste Paris. Moreover, Puckette and Kiang-Snaije have created a new category that will force bookstores to create a new shelf in their cooking sections. But since not all cities offer what Paris does, this is clearly the one to start with.

Great book for cooks

A fabulous cookbook and Paris guide all in one! The recipes are authentic yet not intimidating. There are some that the most novice cook could make and more complicated ones for the more adventurous cook. All are easy to read and the descriptions make you want to try every single one. Make sure and read every word because the more you read the more addictive it becomes. You begin to smell it and feel it, and can't wait to cook it and taste it. I have loved sharing this with my friends and family - a great gift for anyone who loves ethnic food. It has it all!!

Great Contemporary Take on Scores of Ethnic Treasures in France

I've ordered this as a gift for the food lovers I know, and of course, myself. Excellent layout, robust historical background in clear, economic writing and simple, tasty recipes I've never seen the likes of. This one stays out for use in the kitchen, and is beginning to show the signs of love with sticky rings and dog-eared pages.

Enter another world...

This gorgeous cookbook is a combination walking tour of Paris, fascinating history lesson, and, of course, cookbook. The illustrations are charming and the whole package is an aesthetic pleasure. The recipes, while exotic, are simple enough for those of us who love ethnic food but are a bit intimidated by it. A wonderful gift, for someone else or for yourself.

A Beautiful, Fun to Read and Delicious Cookbook

Charlotte Puckette and Olivia Kiang-Snaije have produced the most unusual and fasinating cookbook. They have focused on the many and varied ethnic restaurants in Paris, met the internationally famed chefs and culled more than 100 of their best recipes which are presented in this remarlkable, wonderfully readable and beautiful book. The recipes are easy and delicious! Bon Appetit!