World Kitchen

Usborne Children's Cookbooks

by Abigail Wheatley, Chaaya Prabhat (Illustrations)

Ce livre contributif est une invitation à cuisiner de simples et délicieuses recettes du monde entier introduites par les familles qui les ont partagées. Ce livre contributif invite les enfants à cuisiner de simples et délicieuses recettes du monde entier. Chaque recette est précédée d'une introduction précisant son origine et présentant la famille qui l'a proposée. Les cookies aux pépites de chocolat de Marlee à Philadelphie et les œufs roulés de Jacob et de son oncle Senti en Ouganda font partie des recettes qui invitent le lecteur à découvrir des saveurs et des traditions culinaires du monde entier. Des instructions claires et détaillées ainsi que des vignettes de couleurs vives signées Chaaya Prabhat illustrent chaque étape. Chaque recette comprend en outre des informations fascinantes sur les ustensiles et les ingrédients utilisés ou sur des traditions régionales. Toutes les recettes sont végétariennes et peuvent être adaptées pour différents régimes alimentaires : régime végétalien, sans fruits à coque, sans laitages, sans œufs et sans gluten.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Childrens, Cooking

64 pages, Hardcover

Published October 19, 2023

About the author

Growing up in Australia and the UK, Abigail often found herself covered in paint or flour, or lost in a book. After a BA in English and a PhD on Medieval Castles, she combined her interests writing Usborne children's books - from cookery, craft and castles to science and unicorns.

Reviews

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This children’s book has loads of new and interesting recipes I’ve never seen nor tried in the past. It’s meant for children yet doesn’t skimp on the detail. Cooking requires preparation and loads of the right tools but it’s not heavy handed in stating these facts. A few pages display these implements from various cultures: tagines, molinetes, handis, e.g. (One critique, however. It would have been helpful to have a glossary to help pronounce words unfamiliar to the American reader.)

Naturally, the children are meant to perform these with adult supervision. That isn’t emphasized in the usual disclaimer; you infer it from the fact that these are family recipes, meant to be consumed by the small communities that reside in the home. Images accompanying these show men, women and children in various locales, enjoying the dishes featured on the pages.

The illustrator has done a capital job as well. The images aren’t photorealistic. Yet they’re still gorgeous spreads of color, making some of the items featured into works of art. You should see what a tagine looks like. It makes ordinary American steel soup pots seem dull as dishwater.

This is a slim and informative children’s book, a splendid way to get the little ones interested in the fine culinary arts.

[Stephanie Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

World Kitchen: Family Recipes from Around the World includes a deliciously varied collection of recipes from families based in a wide range of countries. From traditional snacks to beloved desserts from Brazil to Uganda, there are recipes for every meal, occasion and craving. On each spread, a recipe with easy-to-follow steps is introduced by a member of the family who contributed it. All the recipes are vegetarian and instructions are included to make them vegan, nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free or gluten-free or any combination of these. Plus, the abundance of special pages — a map of the world showing where all of the recipes come from, pages detailing local ingredients, plus many others — keep young readers engaged. There is so much to discuss and learn!

Full review here: https://stephaniemward.com/2024/02/02...

[Svetlana · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Nick Salenga · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book filled with delicious recipes contributed by families from all corners of globe.

[Kitchen Sink Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cookery books for children are plentiful and each is guaranteed to offer something different. Be it the recipes, the culture, the theme. Usborne’s latest, written by Abigail Wheatley and illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat is unique. It’s title World Kitchen gives some suggestion as to what the book may contain, that its recipes have been collected from cultures around the world. What we don’t realise until we open up and start looking is that this is a collection of recipes, contributed by families who we are introduced to. Providing a context to a recipe is unusual though not unheard of. This format however I have never seen before, and I love. It brings a whole new meaning to each recipe and an even greater encouragement to try them!

Be prepared for tummy rumbles as you read and use this book. Honestly the recipes sound and look so scrumptious that it is impossible not to feel hungry and ready to test them out! This is aided by the illustration style ~ bold and almost like a graphic novel ~ each recipe has numbered step-by-step instructions to follow, and each is in its own box a la graphic novel style. With plenty of guidance about how to get started, recipes interspersed with additional information, for example a spread featuring vegetables and another with cooking tools, everything is here for the budding chef. Each recipe comes with options for variations so that it can be made gluten, nut, egg, dairy-free or even Vegan, or any combination of the above. Now, I’m off to try out Priya’s Spice Chickpeas for starters and I am very tempted by Elliot’s Midsummer Cake ~ Yum!