Cuba: The Cookbook by Madelaine Vazquez Galvez

Cuba: The Cookbook by Madelaine Vazquez Galvez brings together a distinctive collection of authentic home-cooking recipes from across Cuba, highlighting the island’s culinary diversity.

Cuban food is recognised for its bright colours and intense flavours, and this volume sets out to celebrate and document the country’s cuisine and contemporary food culture in a comprehensive way. Compiled by contributors with knowledge of the wider Cuban culinary landscape, it presents 350 recipes that reflect a range of traditions and influences, including Spanish, Soviet and Chinese.

Key details

• Author: Madelaine Vazquez Galvez
• Recipe collection focused on Cuban home cooking
• Includes 350 recipes
• Explores Spanish, Soviet and Chinese influences
• Recipe chapters cover appetisers, rice dishes, fish, meat, vegetables, egg dishes and desserts

Synopsis

This cookbook offers a broad survey of Cuban cuisine and contemporary food culture through a large selection of home-cooking recipes. The collection spans multiple categories, from appetisers and rice dishes to fish, meat, vegetables, egg dishes and desserts, presenting the variety of traditions that shape cooking across the island.