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by Terry Durack

This is a culinary storybook laced with photographs and nearly 100 recipes. Presenting details of one man's love affair with food, the book follows Terry Durack as he writes about life-changing chocolate cake, the meaning of soup, the art of the udon noodle and the beauty of pig's feet. The 34 tales allow readers to delve into a mind obsessed with flavours, textures, aromas, passion and love. Each story carries with it a special bonus - a clutch of recipes such as Ukrainian borsch, Florentine tripe, Chinese congee with white fish, Singapore curry laksa, Malaysian fish head curry and Moroccan chicken with tomato, olives and preserved lemon.

Genres: Food

Hardcover

First published May 1, 1998

Reviews

[Elsabe Retief · Rating 5 out of 5]

I reread this book ever so often. It remains the very best of food writing / philosophy / self-help-awareness mindfulness-instruction book ever written.

Best food writing ever. I have had this book for 40 plus years and every so often, I just have to reread some of the incredible wisdoms from this delectable book. My favourite remains the one about Kitchen tools on page 237. If I could bottle that essay, it would solve all the world’s problems and get every single person on the same page of being real, in the moment and with mountains of joy waiting to be explored.