A Taste of Cuba

*New enhanced edition of the best-selling Cuba cookbook: A Taste of Cuba!* Join the leading photographer of Cuba on an insider's tour of the country, with stops along the way to meet the world's most resourceful chefs in their kitchens and enjoy rare access to their recipes for more than 75 authentically Cuban culinary delights. In a country shrouded in secrecy, a mouthwatering, but little-known food scene thrives. A Taste of Cuba offers unprecedented access into the kitchens of Cubas top chefs, where the countrys most delectable dishes are created, and the chefs share their brilliant techniques, inspiration, and best recipes for the very first time. Renowned Cuba photographer Cynthia Carris Alonso and her Cuban husband, Jos Luis Alonso, take you with them on their ride through Havana and around the country, as they stop in Cubas twenty top paladaresprivate, family owned establishments. Inside youll see how Cuban chefs are world-class resourceful and inventive, adapting their dishes based on the changing ingredients available on the market. Between visits with the chefs, youll walk the streets of Cuba, experiencing its vibrant, colorful culture and seeing its lush landscapes up close. A Taste of Cuba in its second edition offers a wealth of new photos and additional, newly procured recipes from Cubas top chefs, again tested and translated for an American kitchen. The result allows you to make classic Cuban dishes such as ropa vieja, frijoles negros, and madurosstewed beef, black beans, and sweet plantainsas well as more elaborate foods, such as eggplant caviar, fish tacos, and ham croquettes. It also shares the recipes for La Cocina de Lilliams life-changing bread; sweets such as dreamy alfajores con dulce de leche; Cubas famous coffees, mojitos, and juices; Ernest Hemingways papa doble daiquiri of legend; and much more. In addition to the recipes and spectacular photos of the chefs and their kitchens, stunning photos of Cuba and insightful text about its regions and culture are throughout.