A great book.
Mark Bittman is FANTASTIC. I can enthusiastically recommend any of his books, and this one is no exception. The Best Recipes in the World has more of a "world cuisine" focus than his others, and is a great resource for someone trying to venture out into new culinary territory.
Warning: NOT a companion book to the Bittman PBS series of the same name
I ordered The Best Recipes in the World because I thought it would be the companion cookbook to Bittman's PBS cooking show of the same name "The Best Recipes in the World With Mark Bittman of the New York Times." I was dissapointed to find that was not the case. Specifically, I was looking for the paella and the ravioli recipes I'd seen cooked on the show. The paella contained rabbit, chicken, tomato, rice, rosemary and beans. The rabbit and chicken version is considered to be the true original Valenciana paella by purists. The ravioli recipe was made by Paola Di Mauro containing a simple ricotta filling and a sauce made only from tomatoes and basil. Neither recipe is in the book. Instead "the original" paella in Bittman's book contains is a shrimp version, and ... Read More
Let your International Flavor sing
I bought this cookbook for my wife and my sister in law and they both really love it. The recipies range from simple to complex but they are all interesting to the palate. Thanks
terrific cookbook with an interesting challenge
I think the cookbook is great and very useful. We've been able to go to an Indian restaurant, or a Malaysian restaurant, or a Mexican restaurant and try something we love, and then find a similar recipe in The Best Recipes in the World...at least enough for an inspiration. The recipes we have tried have been top-notch.
My only small complaint with The Best Recipes in the World is the organization. It is laid out like a normal cookbook: appetizers, soups, meats, poultry, desserts, etc., which is fine, but I think makes The Best Recipes in the World hard to get through if you're reading it as a source for new things to try. For example, it's not normal for my girlfriend and I to decide that we want to make "poultry" for dinner, we usually decide we want "italian" or "Thai" food, or whatever. In ... Read More
Sophisticated yet Easy
The Best Recipes in the World has recipes ranging from exotic to familiar, are easy to comprehend and in execution prove to be accurate regarding successful and tasty results.
