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Filipino food is a revelation - chilli, galangal, garlic, shrimp paste and coconut milk combine in a wonderfully harmonious cuisine, explored in this inspiring giftbook.
About the author
Writer, broadcaster, and food anthropologist, Ghillie Basan has worked in different parts of the world as an English teacher, ski instructor, cookery writer, restaurant critic and journalist. With a degree in Social Anthropology and a Cordon Bleu Diploma, her interest in and research into different culinary cultures has culminated in many books, some of which have been nominated for the Glenfiddich, Guild of Food Writers, and the Cordon Bleu World Food Media Awards. They have also appeared regularly in the 'Best of the Best' and 'Top 50' lists; and she has been described as one of the 'finest writers on Middle Eastern food'. Her food and travel articles have appeared in the Sunday Times, Sunday Herald, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Tribune, Press & Journal, BBC Good Food Magazine, Diet & Nutrition USA, and various Middle Eastern and internet magazines, and she is one of the presenters on BBC Radio Scotland's Kitchen Cafe. Special images by Moroccan resident and traveler-photographer Alice Morrison are also featured.
Summary
Filipino food is a revelation - chilli, galangal, garlic, shrimp paste and coconut milk combine in a wonderfully harmonious cuisine, explored in this inspiring giftbook.
