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| | Burning Void--Reviews: Cooking: "Jamaican Cooking," Lucinda Scala Quinn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | The introduction gives us an idea of the many influences that have shaped today's Jamaican cooking, from the foods of the Arawaks (Jamaica's native inhabitants), to the Spaniards, African slaves, English influences, Creole, and more: "Authentic Jamaican food, when it is cooked with understanding, nourishes the body, mind and soul." Ms. |
 | | Quinn is very up-front about who her book is aimed at, for which I'm grateful--I have a special irritation reserved for regional cookbooks that seem to be aimed at introducing foreigners to a cuisine, yet make it very difficult for anyone outside of that area to make the recipes. |
 | | The recipes are accompanied by occasional fl-and-white pictures of Jamaicans cooking by various methods, and a few side-bars about certain cooking methods. |
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