The Culinary Adventures of a Travelling Cook by Natasha Barnes

Author:Natasha Barnes
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: The rediscovery of an aerogram from Sri Lanka with a carefully inscribed recipe is what led to The Culinary Adventures of a Travelling Cook, a collection of uncomplicated recipes – both gourmet and everyday. Written by cook and artist Natasha Barnes from her numerous trips locally and abroad, this book shares many humorous accounts of her travels across the globe. Her experiences are relived through the foods she encountered and enjoyed in countries as diverse as the USA, Vietnam, Argentina, Ethiopia and Burma.
ISBN: 978-1-43230-183-5
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Published: 2014-09-23T04:00:00+00:00

THE MEDITERRANEAN

FOOD FOR THE GODS

Food from the Mediterranean includes some of the most renowned dishes on earth. The countries bordering this large expanse of water jostle for space, fitting together like giant puzzle pieces, and each provides a unique insight into a culinary journey that, once undertaken, tantalizes your senses for years to come. To single out one cuisine in particular is to be unfair, so in this chapter I have opted for a fusion of flavours and memories from some of my favourite experiences.

In my early twenties I travelled around the Greek Islands and it did not take me long to discover my love of Greek cooking. Phyllo pastry had only just become fashionable in South Africa and even though baklava featured regularly on my menu, to see it being made, and to observe patrons sitting at tiny street cafés, sipping wine, and watching the rhythm of the tides, is truly a Shirley Valentine experience.

My family and I crisscrossed the azure-coloured sea by ferry and finally made our way to Istanbul. There I sampled the best Sachertorten I have ever tasted outside of Austria. This simple apricot and chocolate masterpiece deserves, in my opinion, a nomination as one of the best cakes in the world. Later we found ourselves in the Grand Bazaar, a truly liberating experience if you have the cash. A very serious punter offered my mom 40 camels for my hand in marriage; looking back it may have been a good option as a wedding does not seem to be on the cards for this girl who leads no ordinary life.

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