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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is THE book to get on Chilean cuisine, 16 Jul 1999
By A Customer
I preordered this a few months ago, while looking for books on Chilean cooking. It was a very pleasant surprise when the book arrived this week.I cannot over emphasize how good this book is! While my wife brought several cookbooks from her native Chile, we've frequently been challenged to find many ingredients here in the US. With this book I can now prepare all of my Chilean favorites. THANK YOU to Ruth Van Waerebeek for this stellar work! To be clear: this is far more than just a book full of recipes. Wonderfully organized and illustrated, each recipe includes engaging stories about the culture and culinary traditions of Chile. Special sections provide great detail on the unique ingredients and cooking techniques of Chile, and let us norteamericanos know where to find these foods (or close substitutions) in our local markets. This book is a pleasure to read; the recipes are well detailed and easy to follow (with ingredient names in English and US measures); full of compelling stories. This is the only cookbook that I've ever read cover to cover. Ruth Van Waerebeek-Gonzalez beautifully combines her affection and passion for Chile with her talents as a top-rate chef and foods author to deliver the definitive English text on Chilean cuisine. I plan to buy several more copies to share with my friends and family, to further introduce them to delicious Chilean cooking. I have also read _Three Generations of Chilean Cuisine_ by Mirtha Umana-Murray. While this is a good book, _The Chilean Kitchen_ is by far the better work. VIVA CHILE!
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