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A celebration of the food, flavors, and heritage of Eastern Europe—from the Black Sea to Baku, Kiev to Kazakhstan—Mamushka features over 100 recipes for fresh, delicious, and unexpected dishes from this dynamic yet underappreciated region.
Olia Hercules was born in Ukraine and lived in Cyprus for several years before moving to London and becoming a chef. In this gorgeous and deeply personal cookbook, she shares her favorite recipes from her home country with engaging and loving stories about her culinary upbringing and family traditions.
Featuring personality and panache, Mamushka showcases the cuisine from Ukraine and beyond, weaving together vibrant food with descriptive narratives and stunning lifestyle photography. From broths and soups to breads and pastries, vegetables and salads to meat and fish, dumplings and noodles to compotes and jams. You’ll also find some of Olia’s favorite dishes, like a Moldovan giant cheese twist and garlicky poussins, to sublime desserts such as apricot and sour cherry pie and a birthday sponge cake with ice cream, strawberries, and meringue.
Including new flavor combinations, vibrant colors, seasonal ingredients and straightforward cooking techniques, Mamushka’s earthy dishes appeal to home chefs everywhere. Join Olia on this delicious and diverse culinary tour through Eastern Europe.
From the Publisher
100+ DELICIOUS AND DIVERSE RECIPES
Author Olia Hercules shares unexpected dishes from the Ukraine and Eastern Europe along with stories about her family traditions.
FAVORITE FAMILY RECIPES
Bake some of Olia’s sublime desserts such as a birthday sponge cake with ice cream, strawberries, and meringue.
LEARN NEW FLAVOR COMBINATIONS AND NEW RECIPES
Mamushka includes dishes like a Moldovan giant cheese twist and grilled vegetable caviar.
BROAD RANGE OF RECIPES
This cookbook includes chapters that go beyond main dishes and desserts. Get ready to prepare broths, dumplings, fermented pickles and preserves, and sweet conserves.
Publisher : Weldon Owen
Publication date : October 6, 2015
Language : English
Print length : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 1616289619
ISBN-13 : 978-1616289614
Item Weight : 2.22 pounds
Dimensions : 7.5 x 1.1 x 9.5 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #48,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Russian Cooking, Food & Wine #8 in Middle Eastern Cooking, Food & Wine
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Customers say
Customers find the cookbook’s recipes easy to follow and delicious, with one review noting how the sense of love translates into the dishes. The book features great pictures, with one customer highlighting the homey kitchen and picnic settings. Customers appreciate the writing quality and find it pleasurable to read, while also praising its authenticity, with one review specifically mentioning its authentic Russian and Eastern European dishes.
