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From the Source - Spain 1: Spain's Most Authentic Recipes From the People That Know Them Best
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet presents Spain's most authentic dishes - direct from the kitchens where they were perfected.
From family bakers to Michelin-starred chefs, Spain's best local cooks share their passion for food and their region's classic recipes - from tapas, pastries and cakes to soup, salads, stews, roasts and fresh seafood dishes.
Recipes include:
Escalivada - chargrilled vegetable salad
Lubina a la Mallorquina - Mallorcan-style sea bream
Paella Valenciana - chicken and rabbit paella
Cochinillo - suckling pig
Lechazo - roast lamb
Churros - fried dough sticks with chocolate
Pintxos - Basque tapas
Fabada Asturiana - Asturian bean stew
Gazpacho - chilled tomato soup
Tarta de Santiago - St James cake
And more!
In recent years regional Spanish cuisine has won attention and praise thanks to award-winning restaurants in Catalonia and the Basque Country (some of these restaurants are featured in From the Source Spain). Food in Spain is very closely connected to the country's regions, with local specialities based on regional ingredients, whether that's seafood, meat or vegetables. As a result, there's no better way of of getting to know Spanish culture than through its food (and wine).
From the Source Spain is the key that unlocks Spain's culinary secrets. With 60 recipes by leading local chefs, it takes us through this fascinating country, rich in history. We travel from Barcelona's fashionable bars for Catalan cooking to the getaway island of Mallorca (home of unique black pigs), then to the central heartlands around Madrid where tasty stews and roast lamb dominate. In the northwest regions of the Basque country, Asturias and Galicia, we discover Spain's most adventurous and contemporary cooking, as ambitious chefs conjure up new twists on classic dishes. And in the sun-drenched south of Spain we encounter interesting flavours and reminders of the Moors.
Hailed as 'a future classic', this series of books connects home cooks with the traditions of each country's regions. There are dishes for every ability, from artful pintxos snacks to simple and filling stews and soups. There is no better way to recapture those travel memories than by exploring this book.
Every recipe features an expertly written introduction and amazing and original on-site photography. Meet the chefs, encounter the region and history, see the food, and try the recipe!
Also check out:
From the Source - Japan
From the Source - Italy
From the Source - Thailand
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, gift and lifestyle books and stationery, as well as an award-winning website, magazines, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
Lonely Planet presents Spain's most authentic dishes - direct from the kitchens where they were perfected.
From family bakers to Michelin-starred chefs, Spain's best local cooks share their passion for food and their region's classic recipes - from tapas, pastries and cakes to soup, salads, stews, roasts and fresh seafood dishes.
Recipes include:
Escalivada - chargrilled vegetable salad
Lubina a la Mallorquina - Mallorcan-style sea bream
Paella Valenciana - chicken and rabbit paella
Cochinillo - suckling pig
Lechazo - roast lamb
Churros - fried dough sticks with chocolate
Pintxos - Basque tapas
Fabada Asturiana - Asturian bean stew
Gazpacho - chilled tomato soup
Tarta de Santiago - St James cake
And more!
In recent years regional Spanish cuisine has won attention and praise thanks to award-winning restaurants in Catalonia and the Basque Country (some of these restaurants are featured in From the Source Spain). Food in Spain is very closely connected to the country's regions, with local specialities based on regional ingredients, whether that's seafood, meat or vegetables. As a result, there's no better way of of getting to know Spanish culture than through its food (and wine).
From the Source Spain is the key that unlocks Spain's culinary secrets. With 60 recipes by leading local chefs, it takes us through this fascinating country, rich in history. We travel from Barcelona's fashionable bars for Catalan cooking to the getaway island of Mallorca (home of unique black pigs), then to the central heartlands around Madrid where tasty stews and roast lamb dominate. In the northwest regions of the Basque country, Asturias and Galicia, we discover Spain's most adventurous and contemporary cooking, as ambitious chefs conjure up new twists on classic dishes. And in the sun-drenched south of Spain we encounter interesting flavours and reminders of the Moors.
Hailed as 'a future classic', this series of books connects home cooks with the traditions of each country's regions. There are dishes for every ability, from artful pintxos snacks to simple and filling stews and soups. There is no better way to recapture those travel memories than by exploring this book.
Every recipe features an expertly written introduction and amazing and original on-site photography. Meet the chefs, encounter the region and history, see the food, and try the recipe!
Also check out:
From the Source - Japan
From the Source - Italy
From the Source - Thailand
About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, gift and lifestyle books and stationery, as well as an award-winning website, magazines, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.
TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
272 pages, Hardcover
First published August 16, 2016
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August 17, 2018
Spain From The Source🍒🍒🍒🍒
Lonely Planet Food
2016
Lonely Planet
Comprehensive and beautiful historical tour of Spains culinary traditions, region by region. Spain is a country of deep beliefs and rituals and are indigenous to its culture and food. Each section focuses on a different region and has a brief history of its food, dishes and an index of the recipes.
Each recipe has a photo as do the chefs, with a description of their specific culinary skill, dish or restaurant. At the back of the book, extensive websites are included.
The history of the foods, how and when they were introduced in Spain was my favorite part. Gorgeous photography by Margaret Stepien bring together the food, region and its ambience.
Beautifully crafted. Recommended
Lonely Planet Food
2016
Lonely Planet
Comprehensive and beautiful historical tour of Spains culinary traditions, region by region. Spain is a country of deep beliefs and rituals and are indigenous to its culture and food. Each section focuses on a different region and has a brief history of its food, dishes and an index of the recipes.
Each recipe has a photo as do the chefs, with a description of their specific culinary skill, dish or restaurant. At the back of the book, extensive websites are included.
The history of the foods, how and when they were introduced in Spain was my favorite part. Gorgeous photography by Margaret Stepien bring together the food, region and its ambience.
Beautifully crafted. Recommended
July 14, 2019
This book is beautiful and artful! There are many wonderful dishes, but I doubt I would make any of them besides the churros with the chocolate sauce. The recipes call for expensive ingredients which aren’t always available/fresh in my area. Also these recipes are pretty upscale (time consuming). The history and the stories of the chefs were a nice addition. I felt like I actually toured Spain for a minute. All in all it was a wonderful read.
September 19, 2017
Good recipes for the adventurous
Many of these would be difficult to make in the US, just for lack of proper ingredients, but they give me a lot of good ideas.
Many of these would be difficult to make in the US, just for lack of proper ingredients, but they give me a lot of good ideas.
November 30, 2016
Authentic in the sense that the meat can be "jamon iberico" and genuine mozzarella bufala.
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