Motherland
A Jamaican Cookbook
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:29th Sep '22
£26.00
Available for immediate dispatch.
Motherland is a cookbook celebrating Jamaican food from its roots to the dishes that have made it the unique cuisine it is today.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ANDRE SIMON BEST COOKBOOK AWARD--_The BBC Radio 4 Food Programme Books of the Year 2022The Observer New Review Books of the Year 2022The Telegraph Top Cookbooks of 2022 The Financial Times Top 5 Cookbooks of 2022The WeekBest food books of 2022Delicious Magazine Best Cook Books of 2022--_ 'Melissa captures her love of food and its roots deliciously' - Ainsley Harriott Motherland is a cookbook that charts the history of the people, influences and ingredients that uniquely united to create the wonderful patchwork cuisine that is Jamaican food today. There are recipes for the classics, like saltfish fritters, curry goat and patties, as well as Melissa’s own twists and family favourites, such as: Oxtail nuggets with pepper sauce mayoGinger beer prawnsSmoky aubergine rundownSticky rum and tamarind wingsGrapefruit cassava cakeGuinness punch pie. Running through the recipes are essays charting the origins and evolution of Jamaica’s famous dishes, from the contribution of indigenous Jamaicans, the Redware and Taíno peoples; the impact of the Spanish and British colonisation; the inspiration and cooking techniques brought from West and Central Africa by enslaved men and women; and the influence of Indian and Chinese indentured workers who came to the island. Motherland does not shy away from the brutality of the colonial periods, but takes us on a journey through more than 500 years of history to give context to the beloved island and its cuisine. 'Visually stunning with wonderful writing and recipes, it’s a love song to the people, food and history of Jamaica and is sure to be a classic' Sarah Winman 'A masterful work and a must for any lover of the food of Jamaica and the Caribbean region or simply anyone who loves good food' - Dr Jessica B. Harris
‘A beautifully personal love letter to the glorious food of Jamaica, and the people and their history which has shaped it. This fabulous book will keep me very busy’ * Jay Rayner *
‘In Motherland, Melissa Thompson gives us a different view of Jamaican cooking: one from the other side of the Atlantic. She gives us a vivid history of the country and of her connections to it. Alongside the mouth-watering recipes, there’s family history and anecdote and a glossary to aid novices. It is a masterful work and a must for any lover of the food of Jamaica and the Caribbean region or simply anyone who loves good food’ * Dr Jessica Harris, author of High on the Hog *
‘Melissa captures her love of food and its roots deliciously’ * Ainsley Harriott *
‘Recipes that draw you to the kitchen and a story that expands your world’ * Sheila Dillon *
'Melissa Thompson’s Motherland is a truly exceptional book, telling the story of Jamaica through its food, which cannot be separated from its history. About this Thompson is direct and — rightly — unsparing, and yet she manages to bring such joy at the same time: this is a true celebration of Jamaican food and Jamaica, not an airbrushed, whitewashed version. I marvel at this book, a beautiful product itself: it manages to combine a matter-of-fact honesty and illuminating attention to detail with such warmth and joy and — this is, after all a cookbook — deep deliciousness' * Nigella Lawson *
‘The story of Jamaica, its people and the culinary influences it has absorbed, flows through and around the recipes’ * Diana Henry *
‘A beautifully eclectic collection of recipes that reflect the African, Asian, Indigenous and European roots of Jamaican food’ * Delicious Magazine *
‘Tracing the history of Jamaican food in a delicious fashion’ * The Glasgow Herald *
‘A standout cookbook’ * The Daily Telegraph *
ISBN: 9781526644428
Dimensions: unknown
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304 pages