Traditional Cape Malay Cooking by Zainab Lagardien
Traditional Cape Malay Cooking (Illustrated Cape Malay Heritage Cookbook)
A Colour-Illustrated Collection of Over 200 Traditional Cape Malay Recipes by a Trained Cape Town Malay Caterer
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Traditional Cape Malay Cooking
- Author: Zainab Lagardien
- Editor: Glynne Williamson (1998) and Irma van Wyk (2008)
- Publisher: Struik Publishers (a member of New Holland Publishing (Pty) Ltd), Cape Town
- Publication Date: 2008
- ISBN-13: 9781770076716
- Binding: Publisher's printed pictorial hardcover boards in purple with a cream central band. Issued without a dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Large-format upright cookery book, illustrated throughout with full-colour food photographs.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The purple printed boards with cream central band are structurally sound and the spine appears clean and straight. The bottom corner at the foot of the spine and back board is bumped and frayed, with the board layer exposed and white fraying visible. A pale rubbed or scuffed patch sits on the lower back cover beside the barcode, to the left of the ISBN. The remaining corners and edges are not noted as damaged.
- Interior: The text page examined is clean and bright, with no marks, foxing or stains.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued). The illustrated boards are the original printed cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Traditional Cape Malay Cooking gathers more than 200 recipes from one of South Africa's best-loved culinary traditions. It covers soups, fish, poultry and meat, curries and bredies, rice, vegetables, sambals and atjars, desserts and baking, and includes a section on cooking in bulk for large gatherings and community functions.
The book is a reissue of the author's earlier title, Everyday Cape Malay Cooking, now illustrated with full-colour photographs. It is written for beginners and experienced cooks alike, and presents the cuisine as part of the Cape's living culinary heritage.
A useful, handsomely illustrated kitchen reference and a good copy for collectors of South African cookery and Cape heritage.
Author Profile: Zainab Lagardien
Zainab Lagardien was born in Old District Six, Cape Town, and trained as a Malay caterer. She has cooked in several well-known Cape kitchens and has catered for functions within the Malay community.
Her other books include Everyday Cape Malay Cooking, first published by Struik in 1995, and Sugar and Spice, published in 2010.
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