Cocine a Gusto - (Puerto Rican Recipes Cookbook in Spanish) [Paperback]

Berta Cabanillas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006

Description: Clásico de la cocina puertorriqueña con recetas para la preparación de platos, bebidas y postres de distinta procedencia pero de arraigo popular. Información sobre utensilios adecuados, términos culinarios, equivalencias de pesos y medidas y adaptación de recetas para grupos grandes. A classic work on Puerto Rican cuisine, covers the whole range, from appetizers to desserts. Includes information on cooking utensils, culinary terms, measurements and equivalents and typi- cal Caribbean foodstuffs and product

Product Details

• Paperback: 326 pages
• Publisher: La Editorial, Universidad de Puerto Rico (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847727793
• ISBN-13: 978-0847727797
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #740,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cocine a Gusto, December 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cocine a Gusto - (Puerto Rican Recipes Cookbook in Spanish) (Paperback)

I own a 1954 edition of this fantastic Puerto Rican cookbook. From the very basic to many extremely and complicated recipes are explained. My version of this book 'assumes' that the reader has a good grasp of the 'basic' ideas of Puerto Rican cooking, but it will help all cooks that have cooking imagination and have good 'cooking sense' expand their skills. So if you have been to Puerto Rico and loved the food, try YOUR hand at these tasty and fantastic cooking ventures, you'll be more than glad you did!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente referencia de cocina puertorriqueña, November 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cocine a Gusto - (Puerto Rican Recipes Cookbook in Spanish) (Paperback)

Un clásico del arte culinario puertorriqueño. Este libro contine una gran cantidad de recetas tradicionales, además de instrucciones para métodos, glosario términos culinarios, y conversión de medidas (por ejemplo, 1.24 tazas de yautia rayada hacen 1 libra). Algunas recetas parece omitir pasos que son obvios al cocinero de experiencia, pero puede confundir y arruinar la receta para personas menos experimentadas.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Exile Puertorican's Kitchen Must Have!, June 13, 2006

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Jose M. Carrillo "Puertorican Chef to be..." (Ajax, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cocine a Gusto - (Puerto Rican Recipes Cookbook in Spanish) (Paperback)

I live in Canada, and was recently visiting the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. There, at my late great uncle's weekend home, I saw a 1966 edition of this book.

I glanced at the book and fell in love with it! While the 1966 printing still used ingredients not so popular today (i.e. "manteca") in some recipes, I knew that I could adapt these recipes with more healthier choice of ingredients, and still keeping the "Criollo" essence of the recipe.

Thanks Adela! (my late great aunt, who owned the book)