Serendip takes us on a rich and rewarding journey through Sri Lanka's traditional foods, its family-orientated culture and its colourful approach to life. Acclaimed chef Peter Kuruvita has reached deep into kitchen experiences with his grandmother and aunties, and has travelled the markets and stalls of the lush green island, to bring us this comprehensive collection of Sri Lankan recipes and a host of heart-warming stories. Offering Sri Lankan curries of every kind, as well as traditional snacks, breads and sticky sweet treats, Serendip is a treasury of spicy meals and tasty morsels. Key points: beautiful location photography brings the recipes to vibrant life; authentic Sri Lankan food, simply prepared and described; historical detail and fascinating family memories
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"Amazingly beautiful as well as informative. Sumptuous location and food photography are intertwined with recipes for an intriguing insight into an unfamiliar culture."
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Born in London to an Austrian mother and Sri Lankan father, acclaimed chef Peter Kuruvita spent much of his childhood in Sri Lanka acquiring idyllic memories of family, fun and happy hours spent in the kitchen with his grandmother. His teenage years in Australia led into a career as a chef that has taken him from Sydney to prestigious restaurants in London, the USA, Fiji, Lord Howe and Hayman Islands, Bali and back to Sydney's impressive Flying Fish Restaurant. Peter's passion for Sri Lankan cuisine is evident in Serendip's fine collection of traditional recipes drawn from his family's kitchens as well as his travels to various regions of the island nation.
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By G. Egan
Format:Hardcover
Finally, an easy to follow recipe book for Sri Lankan food! This book is exactly what I have been looking for in the last 10 years. I like the little tips that Peter provides along with the recipe instructions. For example there were some tips on how to select tamarind, this was excellent. All the other Sri Lankan recipe books I have, assume that one has this knowledge innately...perhaps from watching mum cooking. I wasn't even remotely interested in learning to cook from my mum in our Sri Lankan kitchen when I was growing up, so it's refreshing to see Peter's approach at writing this book. I have all the recipe books that have been published by well known Sri Lankan cooks, but from now on, Peter's book will be the one I would recommend to anyone who wishes to master the art of Sri Lankan cooking.
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By L. Lewis
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This is a beautifully produced book and different from the run of the mill cook book in that it has reminiscence's from the author of his homeland and his family and the part they played in his interest in food. There are many photographs (especially inside the jacket that folds out to give a whole 'vista' of images of Sri Lanka) which add to the whole beautifully presented feel of the book. I purchased it as a gift for my husband who has never had his own cook book before but after our trip to Sri Lanka, was desperate to find somewhere to enjoy more of the wonderful food. Where better than in our own kitchen?! We were both delighted to read the book first and be excited to see recipes of many of our favourite foods, even the gorgeous breakfast hopper (we had purchased a hopper pan from the local market and obtained the hotel chef's recipe to try at home whilst in Sri Lanka!)
The recipes are laid out easily and for any ingredients the author thinks may be tricky to get outside Sri Lanka, he suggests alternatives. We have found nothing so far that we cannot obtain in local specialist (chinese/indian) food shops.
Sri Lanka is an amazing country and this book is a wonderful reminder of it. We cannot wait to go back, meanwhile we can enjoy the authentic recipes in this fabulous book!
The recipes are laid out easily and for any ingredients the author thinks may be tricky to get outside Sri Lanka, he suggests alternatives. We have found nothing so far that we cannot obtain in local specialist (chinese/indian) food shops.
Sri Lanka is an amazing country and this book is a wonderful reminder of it. We cannot wait to go back, meanwhile we can enjoy the authentic recipes in this fabulous book!
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
This is a gorgeous sumptuous book, too good to keep on the kitchen shelf getting greasy. Lots of pictures of the food, and family pictures of the author growing up as this is essentially a personal memoir as well as a cook book. The food photographs are perfectly styled to evoke long languid relaxed family meals, and the recipes are straightforward enough to ensure the cook stays as relaxed as the guests. None of the recipes are complicated, and most of the ingredients are freely available these days, though the authors' insistence on using some of the ingredients, such as curry leaves, fresh only is a bit of a challenge where I live. I would have liked a "where to buy" section at the back of the book, but I'm sure a quick google (other search engines are available) will find most of the products for me. Sri Lankan cooking has been a backwater in Indian cuisine for a long time, but hopefully books like this will make it more popular and widely known. This book is excellent for anyone interested in Asian cooking, but a must for anyone who has enjoyed a holiday in Sri Lanka, and wants to preserve the memory.
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reminder of sunny sri lankan holidays
Good recipes, lots of local ones, not found in other books (hoppers) and plenty of photos of the beautuful country of Sri Lanka. Read more
Published 7 days ago by linda
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Best Sri Lankan cookery book to have come so far!
There is no better Sri Lankan cookery book out there. This is as a brilliant book. Being a Sri Lankan myself and living in London I have bought so many Sri Lankan cook books but... Read more
Published 24 days ago by mr yohan fernando
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Beautiful book
Beautiful book with easy to follow recipes i've just returned from sri lanka and it took straight back amazing country great food
Published 2 months ago by Katyk
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Serendip
Very interesting book. It explains very well , how to cook authentic Sri Lankan food. Thank you very much Peter .
Published 2 months ago by K
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Great Sri Lankan Cookbook
Bought this book as a present. Friend really liked it, has reinvigorated her desire to cook Sri lankan food. One of the best Sri Lankan books around.
Published 4 months ago by Rom
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Everything about this book is amazing! Pictures is really good and the food is even better. Can`t wait to get really in to Sri Lankan cooking.
Published 4 months ago by Henning
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A truly beautiful cookbook
Being married to a Sri Lankan my attempts of curry have rarely hit the spot! My first attempt using a recipe from this book was a huge hit. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. Eleanor Perera
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Great Authentic Sri Lankan cookbook
This is a really good book! So many great Sri lankan recipies and remanicances. Its nice to have a chefs prospective of the food I grew up with. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sammy Spink-Bottle
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Great Book, I bought it for my husbands 40th birthday to re-create the lovely memories of our honeymoon in SriLanka. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Joanna Mayers
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great book!
I purchased this book for my husband who is an avid curry cooler! It's informative and gives a wonderful insite into Sri Lanka, a fascinating country.
Published 11 months ago by Rachel
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