The Ecuador Cookbook: traditional vegetarian and seafood recipes (English and Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Christina Buchanan (Author, Editor, Illustrator), Cesar Franco (Author, Illustrator), Elke Romy Hartman (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 7, 1998

An easy to use English / Spanish cookbook featuring traditional vegetarian and seafood Latin American cuisine; step-by-step instructions; easy to find ingredients; and original illustrations.

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Language Notes

Text: Spanish, English

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Ecuador produces crops as diverse as its climate and geography. Discover the best kept secret of this South American country-its culinary excellence. -Authentic recipes -Step-by-step instructions -Easy to find ingredients -Original illustrations -Bilingual

El Ecuador produce cosechas y alimentos tan diversos como su clima y geografía. Descubra el secreto mejor guardado de este país sudamericano -su excelencia culinaria. -Recetas auténticas -Instrucciones paso-a-paso -Ingredientes fáciles de encontrar -Ilustraciones originales -Biling&uump;e

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Product Details

• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: Flying Fish Publications; 1. ed edition (May 7, 1998)
• Language: English, Spanish
• ISBN-10: 9978404597
• ISBN-13: 978-9978404591
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ecuador Cookbook, May 22, 2000

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Ma. Eugenia de Rodriguez (Coral Gables, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ecuador Cookbook: traditional vegetarian and seafood recipes (English and Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Very well-written in English and Spanish. Provides concise instructions on how to prepare each delicious dish, and all ingredients are easy to find. What's most important: the writers (Buchanan and Franco) did a great job in using the same ingredients and preparation typical of the Ecuadorian Cuisine, exactly as my grandmother used to make. This book is perfect for the amateur gourmets and "coinosseurs" who enjoy good food (La buena mesa). My husband (not Ecuadorian, like me) has also fallen in love with Ecuadorian food. Smart man!... Please keep writing about Ecuadorian food!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars World Culture Cooking and a Spanish Lesson, too!, May 27, 2000

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Carol Boyce (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ecuador Cookbook: traditional vegetarian and seafood recipes (English and Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

I think this is an excellent cookbook for adding culture to your recipes and everyday eating. The illustrations are outstanding and create a mouth-watering desire to make the recipes. The recipes are rated from easy-to more time-consuming so its very helpful in planning. Bi-lingual recipes make it accessible to a variety of audiences and all of my Spanish-speaking friends here in San Diego. I'm improving my own Spanish from the side-by-side English/Spanish translation!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok for first contact but doesn't go really deep into the great variety of ecuadorian cooking, August 17, 2005

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Joachim Sternal (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ecuador Cookbook: traditional vegetarian and seafood recipes (English and Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

This was the first ecuadorian cookbook I got in contact with, after my first few weeks in South America with only rough Spanish. It's ok for the beginning and I really liked the drawnings which explain some preparing techniques, which are mostly unknown outside South America.
Now after a few years with an ecuadorian wife and a fantastic cooking mother-in-law this cookbook is a little bit disappointing. The description of some recipes even with the drawings is poor, confusing or missing some ingredients and lackcing the taste of the real (fantastic!) ecuadorian kitchen. Also the selection of recipes is not really typical or complete for Ecuador. And at the end the book is not really cheap for the given quality, thin, hand written, no photos, and because of the translation in English and Spanisch only half of it recipes.
One "real and complete" standard ecuadorian cookbook for example is "La cocina ecuatoriana - Paso a paso" from the spanish publisher Lexus, about 270 pages, ISBN 9972-625-61-3. A little bit expensive but really worth the price. But may be difficult to get outside Spain and Ecuador.