Ja!: African spices, marinades and relishes add zest to a boring food life

by Ivy Newton, Ivy Newton Gamble

African herb and spice blends, there are more exciting spices in your food life than just salt and pepper. The diversity of spices tickles the senses and awakens the food pallet. Spices such as cardamom, rose flower water, mint, and turmeric add depth and dimension to food and shape the taste intensity. From such an enormous continent different styles of cooking, diverse flavors, textures and ingredients are condensed into one petite spice journal. Ja! The basic art of traditional African cooking lies in the blending of herbs and spices to yield delicate distinctions in the flavor of food. Ja! contains no fluff just over 30 wonderful spice recipes. The author pledges 10% of the net profits of this book towards nonprofit agencies enriching the lives of foster children. Add a new aroma to your food life with Ja!

52 pages, Paperback

First published May 4, 2009

Reviews

[Deena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not terribly useful. There were several interesting spice combinations, but no indication on how to use them, what to use them with, etc.

[Ali Marsman · Rating 5 out of 5]

yummy, Yummy, YUMMY!