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Traditional Spanish Cooking

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Sorry! I forgot to sign my review. Janet Mendel has lived in Spain for many years and has written a food column for Spain's English-language magazine, Lookout, for more than 25 years. During that time, she has collected hundreds of authentic recipes. Whenever I write articles on Spanish food, I almost almost consult Mendel's book to verify facts, check how dishes are actually made Spain, quantities, style, etc. Janet Mendel is the real thing and such a bona fide authority on Spanish cooking that top cookbook authors and Mediterranean food authorities such as Paula Wolfert often consult her. Until recently, here books were only available in Europe. How wonderful it is that they are now available in the US. ¡Ole!

Janet Mendel has lived in Spain for many years and has written a food column for Spain's English-language magazine, Lookout, for more than 25 years. During that time, she has collected hundreds of authentic recipes. Whenever I write articles on Spanish food, I almost almost consult Mendel's book to verify facts, check how dishes are actually made Spain, quantities, style, etc. Janet Mendel is the real thing and such a bona fide authority on Spanish cooking that top cookbook authors and Mediterranean food authorities such as Paula Wolfert often consult her. Until recently, here books were only available in Europe. How wonderful it is that they are now available in the US. ¡Ole!

A fabulous book! Part of the reading list for a course in Spanish food from pre-columbian times up to the present.Authentic information and recipes of the real cuisine of Spain, creating an understanding of a national cuisine shared by a whole country, becoming traditional.A most interesting concept of national identity and what it means collectively to a population.