Taste of the Place

Book excerpt: This delicious collection of tasty regional recipes, intriguing cultural tidbits, and drool-worthy photos will tempt food lovers everywhere to embark on aculinary journey.Each chapter is filled with beautiful and sensual memories, like the smell of roasting coffee and the perfume of baking bread on a cool Italian morning; cultural highlights, such as the reason Romanians from Bucovina add potatoes to their polenta; insights into deeply rooted traditions, like the origins of the famous Argentine asado; and, of course, scrumptious recipes, many of which,like the South African bobotie, have been handed down for generations.So grab your skillet! We are heading to the kitchen to explore the world!