Big Flavors of the Hot Sun: Recipes and Techniques from the Spice Zone [Hardcover]

Chris Schlesinger (Author), John Willoughby (Author), Alan Witschonke (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1994

From the authors of The Thrill of the Grill comes this spicy treasury of foods and flavor combinations from hot-weather countries. Grillers will go on a culinary journey to a world of imaginative foods that add excitement and adventure to life. "Their enthusiasm for good times and good grilling is catching".--Publishers Weekly.

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From one searing national cuisine to the next.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co; 1st edition (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688118429
• ISBN-13: 978-0688118426
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,004,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The title says it all. Fusion cooking on and off the grill., December 4, 1997

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[e-mail] (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Flavors of the Hot Sun: Recipes and Techniques from the Spice Zone (Hardcover)

This is one of my favorite cookbooks, and is the first one I turn to when looking for inspiration. The recipes are written with humor and use a creative fusion of tastes and flavors from Asia, Latin America and the Southern United States. Jake's barbeque rub and the mango chutney are now firmly a part of my repertoire. The recipes are largely intended for the grill, but most will work well indoors. I also own and recommend their other two cookbooks.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must-have cookbook, May 22, 2001

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Lisa Thomas (Aldenham, Herts United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Flavors of the Hot Sun: Recipes and Techniques from the Spice Zone (Hardcover)

I have a collection of over 300 cookbooks and funny enough, end up using about 1/2 dozen on a regular basis. This is one of those must-have cookbooks. How it ever went out of print I don't know. The recipes are unique, interesting, use ingredients in unusual combinations, to great effect. Superb barbecue recipes and wonderful meat rubs. Can transform a Sunday roast into something very special, without a lot of work. Many of the recipes are quite easy to prepare and look elegant. I always get great compliments when I cook from this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Throw away all other cookbooks.....if your "man" enough, July 14, 1998

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[e-mail] (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Flavors of the Hot Sun: Recipes and Techniques from the Spice Zone (Hardcover)

First there was the Bible, then came "Big Flavors of the Hot Sun."....this is the greatest cookbook since the other ones that Chris and John wrote. The recipes are spicy or mild, always interesting, and cover all of those funny spices and herbs that you don't know what to do with. It's a blast! ...and I can't imagine being without it.

Their recipes are so good...like the grilled pineapple or the chicken thigh quesadillas...they're experimental, complete, and are guaranteed to "wow" your guests. Buy it NOW.