Description
About the Book. The World’s Best Street Food allows you to explore the globe through 100 street food recipes. Lonely Planet brings the flavors from food trucks, noodle stalls, markets, and small eateries into your kitchen. This mini-edition combines recipes with stories about the dishes, offering inspiration for both home cooking and your next journey.
Contents. Each recipe includes ingredients, method, and a photograph, along with background on the dish’s development. Tasting notes describe how it is typically experienced in its place of origin. The selection includes banh mi, arepas, arancini, pho, murtabak, pierogi, and takoyaki, among others. You will encounter flavors from several continents and see how a simple dish can convey local culture and daily life.
Who is this book suitable for? This book is for those who enjoy cooking and understanding the stories behind what they eat. You can choose one recipe as a small kitchen project, combine several flavors for a meal, or find a dish you want to seek out on a trip. It also makes an excellent gift for a food enthusiast eager to explore something new. The combination of practical recipes and cultural background means the book can be used both at the kitchen counter and as reading material. You can revisit favorites and let a new dish lead you to a new place.
From inspiration to your own plan. Browse through the recipes and select a dish that sparks your curiosity. Read the ingredient list and method before you begin, and use the background text to learn about the food’s history. You can browse with others and find some flavors you’d like to try. A book with both recipes and stories can also be consulted when you want to relive a culinary experience from a previous trip. Let a familiar dish be the gateway to discovering a new one, and build a small collection of favorites over time.
About the Edition. English book, published 2016. 224 pages. ISBN 9781760340650.
