A Cook's Tour of Mexico: Authentic Recipes from the Country's Best Open-Air Markets, City Fondas, and Home Kitchens [Hardcover]

Nancy Zaslavsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1995

A culinary tour of Mexico offers more than two hundred authentic regional recipes gathered from country farmers, village bakers, greenmarket vendors, and home cooks from twenty different areas.

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Zaslavsky is a photographer who fell in love with Mexico's lively marketplaces on her first visit years ago. She has since lived in Mexico and traveled all over the country, exploring its markets and sampling regional specialties at its fondas, where street foods of all sorts are prepared and sold. Her cook's tour is organized by region, from Jalisco to the Yucatan. A brief introduction to each area or major city is accompanied by boxes about the markets (e.g., which stall has the best of what) and "places to go and things to eat," followed by recipes from local cooks. Each one is credited, and they include lots of mouthwatering dishes. Zaslavsky sought out the "real" Mexico, and many of her favorite eating places are not found in most travel books. A unique cookbook and guide, this is highly recommended. [See also Bruce Kraig and Dudley Nieto's Cuisines of Hidden Mexico, reviewed above.?Ed.]
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (October 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312134541
• ISBN-13: 978-0312134549
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,640,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great cookbook and travel guide, January 3, 1998

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Gerald (Chicago, Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Cook's Tour of Mexico: Authentic Recipes from the Country's Best Open-Air Markets, City Fondas, and Home Kitchens (Paperback)

This is a great cookbook. I've traveled a lot in Mexico and cooked a lot of Mexican food, using the classic cookbooks like Diana Kennedy's. The recipes that I've tried in this one are uniformly terrific. Just as important, the accompanying narratives and photos draw you back into the whole sensual experience of Mexico, so both the cooking and the eating take on an added dimension of rich experience.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indespensible book, March 27, 2005

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John Chambless (Houston, Texas,) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Cook's Tour of Mexico: Authentic Recipes from the Country's Best Open-Air Markets, City Fondas, and Home Kitchens (Hardcover)

We've just returned from our first visit to Oaxaca. The xeroxed copy of the Oaxaca section from Cooks Tour was the second most used reference (the street map was first). Since we bought this book nearly a decade ago, it's been the basic resource for information on fondas, markets, local specialties etc. Some of the recipes are such staples that I've forgotten their source until I run across them when using the book. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Steve Sando is a Moron!, April 18, 2001

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Lamar Jackson (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Cook's Tour of Mexico: Authentic Recipes from the Country's Best Open-Air Markets, City Fondas, and Home Kitchens (Paperback)

This book rocks! I don't know if Mr. Sando is used to Taco Bell or what? The food I have made form this book has all been superb. The flavor is authentic. Some of the recipies are simple and some quite involved! Not every recipe needs a list of 20+ ingredients and 3 pages of instructions to be wonderfully flavorful. The many types of moles are some of the best I have ever had. Anyone who looks in cookbooks for travel tips is delusional. Great cookbook!