On the Curry Trail Chasing the Flavor That Seduced the World

by Iyer, Raghavan

• ISBN13: 9781523511211
• ISBN10: 1523511214
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-02-28
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Summary

Award-winning author and instructor Raghavan Iyer explores the origin of curry across the globe with 50 recipes in this illustrated cookbook about the simmering, scrumptious history and lore of a globally beloved dish.​

 

On the Curry Trail is an enlightening journey across Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas to explore the origins of curry and the signature, essential curries of each region. This diaspora of curry brings alive not only the most iconic, category-defining recipes from these continents, but also the history, lore, anecdotes, and familial remembrances that fashion each dish. It delves into the story of curry—what it was and what it is, the places to which it has traveled and the ways it has evolved en route (whether because of local ingredients, cultural tastes, or other factors)—and embraces the many interpretations and definitions of this beloved dish.  It makes the flavors of these scintillating curries accessible to the everyday home cook. On the Curry Trail is at once a mash note and an education—one rich in history and sense of place—that tells the definitive, delectable story of this beguiling dish in 50 irresistible recipes. Illustrations throughout.

Author Biography

Raghavan Iyer, an IACP Award–winning Teacher of the Year, is the author of Indian Cooking Unfolded, 660 Curries, Betty Crocker’s Indian Home Cooking, and the James Beard Award Finalist for The Turmeric Trail: Recipes and Memories from an Indian Childhood. He is a spokesperson and recipe consultant to General Mills, Target, and Canola, among others.  Mr. Iyer is also host of the Emmy-winning documentary Asian Flavors. His articles have appeared in print and online in Eating Well, Cooking Light, Fine Cooking, Saveur, and Gastronomica, among others.  Born in Mumbai, Mr. Iyer lives with his family outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS  
INTRODUCTION
A FRAGRANT JOURNEY (world map)
CHAPTER 1: ASIA
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Cambodia
Burma/Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Borneo
Indonesia
China
Tibet
Japan
CHAPTER 2: AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST
Ethiopia
Somalia
Eritrea
Mauritius
Morocco
Nigeria
South Africa
Egypt
Israel
CHAPTER 3: EUROPE & OCEANIA
Denmark
United Kingdom
Italy
France
Germany
Portugal
Australia
Fiji
CHAPTER 4: THE AMERICAS
United States
Mexico
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
MY STEEPED BASMATI RICE (in two methods)
CONVERSION TABLES
ABRIDGED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS