Publisher's Synopsis
A delicious dive into the need-to-know techniques for cooking, including more than 70 recipes from a multitude of cuisines that allow the whole world to get a seat at the chopping board, stove, and table, from a Top Chef Junior finalist In this approachable cookbook, Rahanna Bisseret Martinez teaches you how to make food from around the world that respects the earth, workers, and consumers. The book is filled with stories from Rahanna's experiences learning to cook in her family's Mexican, Haitian, Creole, Californian kitchen; her time competing on Top Chef Junior; and the restaurants where she has worked. This is the ideal cookbook for new cooks and those wanting to perfect the basics. Through mouthwatering recipes accompanied by beautiful photography, Rahanna breaks down her techniques for frying, roasting, stir frying, steaming, infusing, pickling, simmering, and tempering. The lessons, tips, and tricks that she has learned since her culinary career launched at age thirteen are made easily accessible for the home cook. Flavor+Us features recipes from: -Mexico: Masa Doughnuts with Earl Gray Glaze -Haiti: Makawoni au Graten -Cuba: Frijoles Negros a la Cubana -Korea: Yachaejeon with Cho Ganjang -China: Dry-Fried Green Beans -The Philippines: Dungeness Crab Tinola -Japan: Trinity Korokke -Vietnam: New Orleans-Style Vietnamese Iced Coffee -Ethiopia: Miser Wot with Ye Itliyop'iya Selat'a -Jamaica: Jerk Eggplant Steaks -And more! All are welcome to join the table in this deliciously informative guide to global cuisine.