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Hands down, the most flavorful vegan cookbook in print. Vegan Fire & Spice brings together authentic, wonderfully spiced dishes from every continent. If you re tired of making vegan recipes that don t bring the thunder, you need this cookbook in your kitchen. --Erik Marcus, publisher of Vegan.com

Want a hot, spicy trip around the world? Save the money on airfare and instead splurge on Robin Robertson s latest work, Vegan Fire and Spice. Already a prolific cookbook author, Robertson tackles some fairly uncharted territory for us vegans, culinarily speaking. Even though there s a lengthy and lustrous history of ethnic vegetarian cuisine, Robertson s book gets more in depth as her recipes are often as authentic, and authentically spicy, as they can be. Separated into regions the Americas, Mediterranean Europe, the Middle East and Africa, India, and Asia the book features appetizers, soups and sides, main courses, and sauces for each locale. From classic dishes like Spicy Rotini Primavera to the truly exotic Vietnamese fish Sauce, the heat index can be adjusted to personal taste. Robertson arms her readers with the right way to cool down after one chile too many, and encourages us to try a little more heat than we may usually attempt. Forget the armchair; stovetop travelling is far spicier. --Elizabeth Castoria, VegNews Magazine, March/April 2008

Whether you like your food mildly seasoned or boldly spiced, Vegan Fire & Spice is the go-to book for great-tasting and healthful global vegan recipes. --Neal Barnard, M.D., president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine


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This book is your culinary passport to the world's spicy cuisines. It lets you take a trip around the world with delicious, mouth-watering, meatless, dairy-free, and egg-free recipes, ranging from mildly spiced to nearly incendiary. Explore the spicy cuisines of the U.S., South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia with: Red-Hot White Bean Chili, Tunisian Couscous, Vindaloo Vegetables, Vegetable Tagine wth Seitan, Szechuan Noodle Salad, Turkish Bulgur Pilaf, Jambalaya, Thai Coconut Soup, Penne Arrabbiata, Satays with Ginger Peanut Sauce, and many more.
Organized by global regions, this book gives you 200 inventive and delicious 100% vegan recipes for traditional international dishes, using readily available ingredients. Best of all, you can adjust the heat yourself and enjoy these recipes hot - or not. (Note: This is a 100% vegan, revised and updated version of Robin's 1998, out-of-print vegetarian book, Some Like It Hot, and contains new recipes and important new content.)

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  • Perfect Paperback: 268 pages
  • Publisher: Vegan Heritage Press (January 2, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0980013100
  • ISBN-13: 978-0980013108
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,631 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious - can't wait to try more!, May 5, 2008
By Kenneth Simon (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I've hesitated to review cookbooks because I'm never sure when I've tried enough of one to warrant a review. After all, I can only comment on the bits and pieces with which I have experience. Still, the good cookbooks are worth mentioning, and this is one of the good ones.

As I flip through Vegan Fire & Spice, I'm finding that just about every recipe screams "Try me!" The recipes are organized broadly into large swaths of the globe (The Americas, Mediterranean Europe, The Middle East and Africa, India and Asia), and each section is further broken down into more specific regions. The recipes are -- you guessed it -- spicy, though of course this is adjustable to taste by varying the amount of spice or the quantity of chilis.

Anshu's Red Lentil Sambar sounded immensely appealing, although it required a trip to the local Indian grocery to purchase Garam Masala and a Sambar spice mixture. This is a good weekend recipe, as preparation and cooking takes some time. And there's a small criticism: I wish this cookbook included estimated prep times, because although some steps in this recipe gave approximate times, others did not and so it was hard in advance to get a sense of how long I'd be in the kitchen. I started making this at 6:45 and the meal wasn't ready until 9:00. Now that I understand the recipe, I'm sure that I could cut that time way down -- but it was worth even the long prep time.

The sambar is a delicious, hearty dish, full of chunks of vegetables and rich simmered lentils. It is more like a stew than the thin sambar soup you normally get in restaurants. Spiced to perfection -- and even better when I brought some with me for lunch the next day.

On a side note: I purchased this and another vegetarian cookbook from Amazon, and in a lovely gesture, they tucked in a coupon for a McDonald's chicken sandwich with my order. How thoughtful. At least I got a laugh in about it!
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another delicious and useful book from Robin Robertson, January 25, 2008
By John P. Plummer (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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I am always thrilled to see a new Robin Robertson book, and this one is no exception. It is a flavorful and exciting tour of world cuisines. Cooks who do not have easy access to local ethnic markets will appreciate the fact that Robertson has designed her recipes to be supermarket friendly and has provided good substitions for esoteric ingredients. Not only vegans, but people of all eating choices will enjoy this fine book.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Take your taste buds around the world!, January 11, 2008
My daughter gave me this cookbook because she knows how much I love all the cuisines of the world--Chinese, Italian, Indian, Thai, Spanish, African, etc.--and I'm really impressed with it! The book's organized by regions of the world, making it easy to find recipes I'm in the mood for. I've already made one of the Italian recipes and one of the Thai recipes, and both were easy-to-follow and delicious. I can't wait to try all the recipes I've seen in my favorite restaurants but never knew how to make! To me, the spicier and hotter a recipe, the better, but the book offers recipe modifications for people who want a full-flavored meal without all the heat. And it introduced me to all kinds of chilies and even told me where I can find them. It's a gem!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Even the carnivores love it!
I organized a series of cooking competitions among my meat- and dairy-eating friends and all are required to cook from Vegan Fire and Spice. Read more
Published 1 month ago by LovelyLocs

4.0 out of 5 stars I love this book, it's got several really great recipes
Not much into hot dishes, but have really loved this book and the food within.
Published 2 months ago by Reuben

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the book you're looking for!
If you want to know how to create the spicy and flavorful dishes you've tried at restaurants, but never learned how to cook at home, this is the book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Happy Vegan

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy Recipes with Great Flavors

This is a cookbook for people who enjoy the flavors of different styles of cooking from all over the world and who want recipes that are simple to understand and call for... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Chris Hagianis

1.0 out of 5 stars Kindergarden Cooking... Zero Nuance... Ugh!
The trouble with some vegan cookbooks is that they appear to be written by people who haven't got a clue and don't know what they don't know. This is one of them. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Al-hashimi

5.0 out of 5 stars delicious, easy, and inexpensive recipes!
wow! i'm a new vegan (2 months and counting) and was worried what i might find to cook and eat. i love spicy ethnic food, so was thrilled to find this cookbook. Read more
Published 4 months ago by velveteenb

5.0 out of 5 stars the BEST vegan cookbook
Simple recipes with a short list of ingredients so I nearly always have everything on hand in the kitchen. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Janet L. Fram

5.0 out of 5 stars Mild, Hot & Spicy and Everything In Between
I love this book. The recipes are adjustable to any taste buds ranging from mild to very, very hot and anything in between with heat ratings. Read more
Published 7 months ago by S. E. Owens

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recipes from different ethnicities with a very good explanation and introduction.
I love books like this that aren't just recipes but explain the context and the reasoning behind the ingredients. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Bob in PA

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing!
I couldn't be happier with Vegan Fire and Spice. All of the recipes I've done thus far (penne arrabiata, tacos with homemade salsa fresca, argentinean-inspired seitan cutlets)... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Cristina Cuevas

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