Sri Owen Indonesian Food

A beautiful reissue of seminal work Sri Owen''s Indonesian Food with 20 new recipes to reflect the updates in Indonesian cuisine over the last 20 years. Sri Owen''s Indonesian Food is the most comprehensive account of this ancient and varied cuisine ever published. Sri Owen, the world''s leading authority in Indonesian cooking, provides over 100 mouth-watering recipes, from staples and basics to food for festivals and special occasions. The recipes are easy to follow and have fascinating introductions which place them in their regional and cultural settings. The book is split into two parts - in part one a series of introductory chapters examine the role of food in Sri''s life and in Indonesian culture and society, with recipes to accompany. Part two explains the essential ingredients and techniques of Indonesian cookery, with notes on availability and substitutions and discussions of modern developments, again with the relevant recipes and variations to accompany each technique. Painstakingly researched and the product of decades of expertise and recipes passed through generations, this is a must-have book for any curious cook. This stunning reissue is repackaged in a beautiful and authoritative format with 20 new recipes, making this book a modern, must-have classic for your shelves.

Auteur

Born in Sumatra, Indonesia, Sri Owen moved to Britain in 1964 and is an internationally renowned author, lecturer and cook whose admired and authoritative books include The Rice Book (winner of the André Simon award), Indonesian and Thai Cookery, Indonesian Regional Food and Cookery and Healthy Thai Cooking. Since she was first published in 1976, Sri has become the foremost authority on Indonesian cuisine in Britain and is one of the 'grandes dames' of the British food scene. She was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Guild of Food Writers in 2017.

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'Sri Owen welcomes us back into her world. A lifetime devoted to Indonesian cooking squeezed into just three hundred pages. It's a gift to us all.' - Yotam Ottolenghi

A beautiful new edition of her seminal work Sri Owen's Indonesian Food offers 20 new recipes to reflect the updates in Indonesian cuisine over the last 20 years.

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A beautiful new edition of seminal work Sri Owen's Indonesian Food with 20 new recipes to reflect the updates in Indonesian cuisine over the last 20 years.