A Little Brazilian Cookbook (International little cookbooks)

HARDBACK, SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 1st. FNL.* Date of Publication: 1992* Publisher: Appletree Press. * Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated glossy laminated boards. No bumps, minor rubs, no other visible faults. VG+.* Jacket condition: Matching dust wrapper. Price clipped, showing no shelf price. Minimal shelf wear to bottom edge at rear. VG++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks & spotting to top and fore-edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG+.* Illustrations: Colour illustration and line drawings throughout. * Pages: 59 pp. text. i pp. index at rear.* Description: The taste of Brazilian cuisine reflects its exuberant and varied influence ? Guarani Indian contributed cassava meal (manioc) and indigenous nuts. Portuguese colonists brought their blend of European and Middle Eastern food, and the African trade brought white okra and dende (palm oil). Beef and fish figure largely due to magnificent beef cattle in the far south and to coastal waters rich in seafood. Desserts such as Mousse de Castanhas de Cahun e Chocolate (Cashew nut and chocolate mousse), are rich and sweet and made with ingredients native to the Americas.* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st/1st fnl. with minor age and wear reducing it to VG+.*