Polynesian Cook Book (If you can find it) - Tiki Drinks and Food

M MinnesotaChef Member Minneapolis,MN Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 21	M MinnesotaChef Posted posted on Wed, Aug 13, 2008 4:16 PM I thought I'd share one of my favorite Island style cook books, as I think the people here would fully appreciate it. It is the "Pacific and Southeast Asian Cooking" volume from the Time Life "Foods of the World" series originally published in 1970. Library of Congress Number 70-114231 I have only ever found it in thrift stores and my first copy that I found in an old store room at the St. Paul Radisson Hotel along with the spiral bound recipe book that accompanied each volume of the series. This volume has a green cover (each volume had a different color cover) and a picture of a coconut and some Satays served on a banana leaf. I will try to post pictures soon. Any book from this series is worth buying for the simple reason that the recipes and methods are authentic and haven't been westernized too much. The methods are very clearly explained and photographed. They are written for the committed home cook looking to recreate exotic cuisines. If you do find this book in your searches, make sure you don't miss the little spiral bound recipe book! I often find the recipe books on a completely different shelf than the large hardcover main book at thrift stores. If you're lucky, the two with be fastened together with a rubber band or tape in the same location. The recipe book contains around 125 recipes, including drinks (scorpion, Mai Tai, Banana Cow). I have yet to find a bad or untested recipe in these books and I've been using it for about 10 years.

I thought I'd share one of my favorite Island style cook books, as I think the people here would fully appreciate it.

It is the "Pacific and Southeast Asian Cooking" volume from the Time Life "Foods of the World" series originally published in 1970. Library of Congress Number 70-114231 I have only ever found it in thrift stores and my first copy that I found in an old store room at the St. Paul Radisson Hotel along with the spiral bound recipe book that accompanied each volume of the series.

This volume has a green cover (each volume had a different color cover) and a picture of a coconut and some Satays served on a banana leaf. I will try to post pictures soon. Any book from this series is worth buying for the simple reason that the recipes and methods are authentic and haven't been westernized too much. The methods are very clearly explained and photographed. They are written for the committed home cook looking to recreate exotic cuisines.

If you do find this book in your searches, make sure you don't miss the little spiral bound recipe book! I often find the recipe books on a completely different shelf than the large hardcover main book at thrift stores. If you're lucky, the two with be fastened together with a rubber band or tape in the same location. The recipe book contains around 125 recipes, including drinks (scorpion, Mai Tai, Banana Cow). I have yet to find a bad or untested recipe in these books and I've been using it for about 10 years.

Post #401111 by MinnesotaChef on Wed, Aug 13, 2008 4:16 PM