Sri Owen grew up among rice-fields with people who did not consider rice at all exotic, though they did believe it contained traces of magic. In this book she presents a wide-ranging collection of rice recipes gleaned from countries as diverse as Turkey, Finland, Indonesia, India, Italy and Japan. There are meals to suit both timid and ambitious cooks, and they include soups, appetizers, first courses, one-dish meals, main courses, cakes and sweet dishes. Roger Owen's introduction describes the many uses of rice, and its ...
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Sri Owen grew up among rice-fields with people who did not consider rice at all exotic, though they did believe it contained traces of magic. In this book she presents a wide-ranging collection of rice recipes gleaned from countries as diverse as Turkey, Finland, Indonesia, India, Italy and Japan. There are meals to suit both timid and ambitious cooks, and they include soups, appetizers, first courses, one-dish meals, main courses, cakes and sweet dishes. Roger Owen's introduction describes the many uses of rice, and its powerful role in the world as food, crop and commodity, as well as its influence in mythology across many cultures, with rice spirits and goddesses inhabiting a rich tradition of fables and rice lore.
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I own hundreds of cookbooks spanning many cultures and ages. I bought this book as a curiosity but was absolutely floored by the depth and span of this book. The introduction by Roger Owen is absolutely spellbinding. It covers rice as I've never seen another subject covered--especially in a cookbook. The introduction is 93 pages long and I'll guarantee you that you won't want to put it down. It is fantastically written and covers that seemingly simple kernel literally down to the molecular level. It also covers how rice has affected the political structure in varied countries . Religion, culture, horticulture, fetish and history are viewed as they are influenced by rice. Oh, yes, the recipes are very good. I have cooked maybe 10 or 20 dishes-all good so far. This is a must-have. I have since bought copies for friends and my teenage godson who is a budding chef.
