{"product_id":"a-taste-of-india-by-madhur-jaffrey-signed-first-american-edition","title":"A Taste of India by Madhur Jaffrey - Signed First American Edition","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eI know that Indian foods from all its different regions will thrill your palates. They may, if your play your cards right, even uplift your soul.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Madhur Jaffrey\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{HISTORY}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLong before Madhur Jaffrey became a culinary icon, she was a wife and a mom and an actress living in New York City. A lusty sense of nostalgia and a desire to share some of her heritage foods with her American friends led Madhur to communicate with her mom via letters about the recipes she missed most from her homeland of India. That 15-year communication via mail with her mom led to Madhur's first cookbook,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Invitation to Indian Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epublished in 1973. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNext, she was off on a seven-year East Asian culinary adventure visiting Japan. Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Korea, and her own homeland of India to collect and record authentic vegetarian recipes from those cultures. The result of all that travel was a second cookbook published in 1981,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadhur Jaffrey's World of the East Vegetarian Cooking.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Taste of India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, her fifth cookbook was published in 1986, Madhur's culinary reputation for outstanding authentic Indian cuisine was firmly established.  Exploring India's diverse food customs and heritage, complete with a plethora of travel photographs, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Taste of India\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e reads as much like a visitor's guide as it does a recipe book, giving home cooks the chance to fully immerse themselves in the history and culture of fourteen distinct regions throughout India. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterwoven with family stories, atmospheric memories from Madhur's childhood and historical context surrounding each recipe, this cookbook is packed with fascinating information about what, how and why Indians eat the way they do and how home cooks can capture the essence of authentic Indian cuisine in their own American kitchens.  This specific cookbook was also hand-signed by Madhur herself, adding another layer of intimacy and personality to the overall presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExploring a vast array of different culinary foods each prepared according to the customs and traditions found in a myriad of diverse topographical locations around the country from mountains to deserts to tropical lowlands and coastal areas, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Taste of India\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e highlights Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kashmir, Bengal, Hyderabad, Tamil, Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInteresting recipes include Potatoes Cooked with Ginger, Chickpea Flour Stew with Dumplings, Steamed Savoury Cakes, Walnut Chutney, Kashmiri Spinach, Chicken with Fresh Green Coriander, Fish in Bengali Sauce, Shrimp Cooked with Coconut Milk, Vegetables Cooked with Split Peas, Eggplants with Apple, Rice with Tomatoes and Spinach, Punjabi Black-Eyed Peas and Rice Cooked in Aromatic Broth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{SPECIAL FEATURES}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1986 First American edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned by Madhur Jaffrey on front endpaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e255 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes cooking\/ingredient glossary \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrated throughout with color photographs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains original dust jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{CONDITION}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn lovely vintage condition, this cookbook is clean and bright throughout with no cooking spots, stains or notations. The dust jacket is entirely intact and has been reinforced on the interior side at the spine with archival paper at top and bottom. The spine is tight and all pages are intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e{SIZE}\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 10.75\" inches 9length) x 7.5' inches (width) x 1\" inch (thickness) and weighs 2.10 lbs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Madhur Jaffrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67713659273436,"sku":"oex1792028948673","price":50.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/3104\/7900\/files\/a-taste-of-india-by-madhur-jaffrey---signed-first-american-edition_1.jpg?v=1792028954","url":"https:\/\/lululemonvx.shop\/products\/a-taste-of-india-by-madhur-jaffrey-signed-first-american-edition","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}