Spanish: Cookbook Photography Review by Savvy Mom Ruth Paget
The
cookbook Cookbook: Over 150
Mouthwatering Step-by-Step Recipes by Pepita Arias uses 1 to 3 photos per
page of most important steps in recipes to help ensure tasty results with the
Spanish dishes she describes.
This
book is 255 pages long and packs a ton of information into its pages. Arias divides the recipes into 8 handy
chapters and gives historical information on Spanish cuisine as well as a
product education guide.
The
8 recipe chapters are divided this way:
1-tapas
2-eggs
and soups
3-salad
and vegetables
4-rice
and pasta
5-fish
and shellfish
6-pultry
and game birds
7-meat
and furred animals
8-desserts
and baking
Arias
provides product information on 20 broad categories ranging from barnyard
animal products to cheese and sausage to wild game.
There
is also a large section on kitchen equipment and dinnerware.
18
pages of the large-size cookbook are devoted to various influences on Spanish
cuisine:
1-Moorish-North
African Muslim
2-Catholicism-foods
for fasts and feasts
3-Sephardim-Spanish
Jewish
4-American
notably in the form of produce such as peppers, tomatoes, and potatoes
5-Ancient
Rome as Spain was one of the largest regions of the Roman Empire
The
4-page spread on Catholic Feast Days and Fiestas can help travelers plan their
trips.
Spanish
by Arias is a fun introduction to Spanish cuisine whether you plan to cook the
food and/or sample it in a restaurant.
