Kapusta: Vegetable-Forward Recipes from Eastern Europe -- Alissa Timoshkina, Hardcover
"Come for the food and stay for the stories - every curious cook will take a leaf out of this book." - Yotam Ottolenghi "A rare cookbook that engages our thinking and delights our senses." - Olia Hercules "This book is just as warm and inviting and shines a fresh light on the world of Eastern European food." - Zuza Zak
A culinary journey across Eastern Europe, Kapusta celebrates the humble vegetables that have shaped some of the most vibrant culinary traditions in the world.Focusing on five key vegetables to the region - cabbage, beetroot, potato, carrot and mushrooms - it honors a philosophy of cooking that has affordability, seasonality, sustainability and, above all, great flavor at its heart. With chapters on dumplings and pickles and ferments as well, you'll find a diversity of dishes which exemplify the Eastern European culinary DNA.
Recipes are accompanied by beautiful photography and include a range of both meat-based and vegetarian dishes such as A Cabbage Strudel, both Vegan and Beef Borsch, Potato Babka, Pierogi, a Tzimmes Carrot Cake, Bulgarian Mushroom and Walnut Pâté, and a range of sauerkrauts.
Kapusta bursts with original recipes and shines a spotlight on the whole kaleidoscope of little-known culinary cultures and history from across the extensive region.
Author: Alissa Timoshkina
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing
Published: 2/25/2025
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.1 lbs
Size: 9.8" H x 7.7" L x 1" W
ISBN: 9781784885854
