Tava

Eastern European Baking and Desserts From Romania & Beyond

Tava
Irina Georgescu
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Hardback
h248 x 190mm - 272pg
27 Oct 2022 UK
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9781784885441
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Tava is a meticulously researched baking book celebrating centuries of diversity and overlapping cultures that form today' s cuisine in Romania. The author' s aim is to also share the story of those dishes that have come to represent the identity of different cultural communities across the country. Tava means tray in Romanian, a metaphor for how a whole culinary landscape is presented to the reader. You will find Armenian pakhlava, Saxon plum pies, Swabian poppyseed crescents, Jewish fritters, and Hungarian langosi alongside placinte pies, alivenci corn cake, strudels and fruit dumplings. Rice or pearl barley puddings, doughnuts and gingerbread biscuits come with their own story, while chocolate mousses, meringues in custard sauce and coffee ice cream introduce you to the glamour of famous Romanian and Eastern European pastry shops. The book is written with integrity and respect towards this rich heritage connecting the past with a present which can be encountered by the reader when travelling in Romania. The recipes are easy to follow, beautifully photographed, and tempt the reader to embrace the unfamiliar as much as the familiar, while enjoying their comforting and homely feel.
Like all the best cookbooks, Tava is as interested in the history and culture of Romania, as it is in all things sweet and baked. Enlightening, evocative and irresistible. * Tom Parker Bowles * A rare glimpse into a rich and diverse baking culture, this beautiful book is packed full of fascinating stories and recipes I can' t wait to taste. * Felicity Cloake * Romania is not yet well known as a gastronomic destination, but Irina Georgescu' s Tava is set to change that. This delightful and unpretentious book tells the story of her culture through comforting food memories and delicious recipes for baking and desserts. * Richard Bertinet * Tava is so accomplished in ambrosial gumption, the words exploding in my head are which should I try first. I love the clarity of sun-filled photography and pretty pastry, and the unexpected layers beneath of ' . . . opium with sugar and spices' , walnuts instead of flour, noodles, rum, history, politics, Hungary v. Romania. . . Belle Epoque in Bucharest. I conclude there are no empty calories where Georgescu' s presentation of Romanian and Eastern European confectionery is concerned. Everything is invested with allure and cleverness. Such a beautiful book. * Yemisi Aribisala * What a transporting cookbook Tava is! Here are tempting recipes for Romanian cakes, pastries, biscuits and other treats made using delightful ingredients such as rose petals, chestnuts, walnuts, sour cherries and poppy seeds. Importantly - and evocatively - Irina Georgescu sets the rich tapestry of Romanian baking in a historic and social context, giving readers an insight into what has shaped and influenced Romanian cuisine. * Jenny Linford * I love Irina Georgescu' s writing. Carpathia was one of my favourite books of 2020 and Tava is equally exciting: a celebration of Romanian baking that is full of a sense of light and life. Matt Russell' s photography is gorgeous. The recipes set me dreaming of strudels and poppy seed crescents and I can' t wait to start baking from it. * Bee Wilson *
Irina Georgescu is a Romanian food writer and author of Carpathia, a book that celebrates Romanian home cooking. Irina' s recipes draw on her Eastern European heritage - she has always felt very strongly about exploring the world through food and understanding people through what they eat. Her love and commitment to talking about Romanian culinary traditions encouraged her to pursue her dream to write about Romania, its food and its heritage.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781784885441
Published: 27 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books (UK)
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books (UK)
Format: Hardback
Height: 248mm
Width: 190mm
Weight: 1130g
Pages: 272

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