Seductions of Rice: A Cookbook -by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid ( 1999 Winner Cuisine Canada Cook Book Award )( Recipes ) Hardcover - 1998

Canada: Canada (likely Toronto, ON ): Random House Canada, 1998, 1st Edition, First Printing , 1998. ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) --- large hard cover, about 8.25 x 10.75 inches. a Near Fine copy, in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---looks new, 431 pages, colour and b&w photos throughout, ---contents include: Beginning with rice with the rice dictionary; The World of Rice, cultivating and harvesting; White Rice, Black Rice, Congee, the Chinese way; Jasmine, Sticky Rice, Thai Red, the Thai way; Gohan, Sushi, Mochi, the Japanese way; Basmati, Gobindavog, South Indian Red, the Indian way; Chelo, Polo, Pulao, the Central Asian and Persian ways; Pilaf, Paella, Risotto, the Mediterranean way; Yassa, Mafe, Diebou Dien, The Seneagalese way; Hoppin' Johnny, Rice and Peas, the North American way ---"With a depth of passion and experience, and an ability to embrace and convey richness of place and taste, the authors of the groundbreaking Flatbreads and Flavors and the later award-winning Hot Sour Salty Sweet embarked on a far-reaching excursion to find the world's most essential and satisfying food. Along the way, they experienced firsthand dozens of varieties of rice, offering unimaginable subtleties of taste, as well as a staggering array of foods to accompany them, all providing a simple way to get flavor and variety on the table. Seductions of Rice is the glorious result: two hundred easy-to-prepare dishes from the world's great rice cuisines, illuminated by stories, insights, and more than two hundred photographs of people, places, and wonderful food. Cherished dishes--Chinese stir-frys, Spanish paellas, Japanese sushi, Indian thorans, Thai salads, Turkish pilafs, Italian risottos--are shared not just as recipes, but as time-honored traditions. Seductions of Rice will change the way we eat, the way we prepare and appreciate our food. It's as easy as putting a pot of rice on to cook!"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Photo Cover. 8.25w x 10.75h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.