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The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe's Western Coast
Winner of the IACP 2010Julia Child Award for First Book
Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Spain, Portugal is today’s hot-spot vacation destination, and world travelers are enthralled by the unique yet familiar cuisine of this country. The New Portuguese Table takes you on a culinary journey into the soul of this fascinating nation and looks at its 11 surprisingly diffe...more
Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Spain, Portugal is today’s hot-spot vacation destination, and world travelers are enthralled by the unique yet familiar cuisine of this country. The New Portuguese Table takes you on a culinary journey into the soul of this fascinating nation and looks at its 11 surprisingly diffe...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
August 18th 2009
by Clarkson Potter
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The New Portuguese Table is a well written cookbook complete with family and travel stories. The author, well known David Leite, was born in the US to Portuguese parents, then returned to Portugal to find newer emerging versions of the standard Portuguese cuisine. It covers not only the food, but wine of this fine country (and its islands) blended with the cultural settings. The soup recipes look excellent and am looking forward to trying all the meat/seafood dishes included herein.
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Portuguese cooking is all but eclipsed by Spanish cooking in the United States, except in those enclaves where Portuguese immigrants have settled. Portuguese cooking is not the same as Brazilian cooking, 'tho that latter shows many Portuguese influences. There are similarities between Portuguese and Hispanic cooking but similar-sounding ingredients may mean remarkably different things. For example, Portuguese chouriço, Spanish chorizo and Mexican chorizo are cousins but not the same sausage. Thi...more
Seeing as I have a couple Portuguese friends and have never really eaten the food (aside from Portuguese inspired-Brazilian food from another friend), I figured this book would be a good place to start. And it was, giving a primer for areas of Portugal and its islands as well as the food and wine from each particular area. The author was raised in a Portuguese "colony" in America and is now a citizen of Portugal. I was also impressed that this book won the Julia Child Award as well as good revie...more
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I have yet to try any recipes in this book. It is filled with interesting information about Portugal, its cooking, immigrants, and geography. The recipes are divided into courses. The recipes seem easy to follow with a section to clarify how to find appropriate substitutions in the US. Pronunciation is provided for the Portuguese words. Aside from a missing map of Portugal, this is an excellent introduction to the culinary side of Portuguese society.
My edition contains photographs so dated as to be found in cooking magazines from the 1970's when everything was done on luridly garish table settings. The recipes are delicious regardless. I hope they updated those photographs though because it doesn't incite one to want to try a single recipe.
Beautiful photographs, great recipes and an excellent summary of what to eat and drink in regions of Portugal.
More than a cookbook, "The New Portuguese Table" is a primer for modern Portuguese cuisine. I read the book prior to my first trip to Portugal and it helped immensely. I felt well-prepared to navigate Portuguese menues and better understood the rich history of the delicious dishes I was eating. Also included is handy guide to regional cuisine, and recommendations on which foods and wines you should sample. This book is must for anyone planning to visit this lovely country.
beautiful pictures. i enjoyed learning about portugal and am looking forward to cooking the signature dishes from this book. scott picked out a few that reminded him of his time in brazil that we will try.
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David is the author of The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europes Western Coast, which won the 2010 IACP First Book/Julia Child Award and for which he received the 2009 National Leadership Award from the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States (PALCUS). David writes about everything from champagne to Welsh food to high tea to being a super taster for publications i...more
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