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Taste of Colombia

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In the way of recipe books, The Taste of Colombia is of unsurpassable quality. This cookbook gives an accurate recipe for all of the principal regional dishes of Colombia, detailing the history of the palate that evolved into the savory meals. Benjamin Villegas's design includes a compartmentalization of meals according to the major topographical and historical regions of this colorful country.

Landscape and still-life photography by Hans Dorign tantalizes the eye, inviting you to enter this paradise through the food if you can't book an immediate flight to the gorgeous land.

The only disappointment is that not all the ingredients, such as arracacha, are available north of the Tropic of Cancer.

If you want to cook Colombian, genuinely, this is the guide you want to follow.

This is exactly the kind of book i was looking for. Something that would give me examples of regional Colombian cooking, along with info and great photography of the people and country side. So far, i've only tried a few recipes, but I know that my guests are eager for more spanish cooking soon! It's a beautiful book, that I hope will be passed down to my children and their children one day.

The book has the famous Colombian recipes with great pictures and it makes a review of all different regions.

I waited a long time to find this book cheap, in english. It's often priced over $100--which I waited several years to find it half the price. It's a keeper for sure. My only thing is after trying the bread recipes (pandebono) I don't think cottage cheese is the right cheese to use. I had better luck using Patricia Gallo's recipe from her youtube demonstration. It did not taste right at all. I'm not sure if the measurements are off or if the wrong cheese was mentioned, but other than that it's a nice book.

I found this book to be simply and utterly fantastic! The photography is absolutely magnificent, and the recipes contained are authenticly Columbian. The layout of this book is a work of art, and it makes you incredibly hungry just to fan through the pages. A comprehensive and broad presentation of Columbian cuisine is presented here in a collage of photography that will marvel your eyes. The historical material was very well presented and the book itself very well researched. If anyone is wishing to explore the depths of Columbian cooking, this book will take you there. If you merely want to explore a colorful and culinary tour of Columbia and its riches in all that is tasty, then this book would be a great place to start.

I got this book in Bogota and I really love it. The pictures are absolutly great. I do not get most of the ingredients here in Japan but I love to see the pictures and to remember the good and friedly meals I shared in Colombia. I think it is also a great present.

Annyone interested in Colombian cooking should pick this book up - the recipies are representative of a Colombian meal and the photos are outstanding.