Best spanish cooking, food & wine books according to redditors
We found 45 Reddit comments discussing the best spanish cooking, food & wine books. We ranked the 12 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 45 Reddit comments discussing the best spanish cooking, food & wine books. We ranked the 12 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
A lot of famous restaurants and chefs have cookbooks that feature recipes from their restaurants.
It can be pretty hard to replicate a restaurant dish at home. I cook for a living and you have a lot of advantages in a professional kitchen. Hotter ovens and burners and all kinds of other toys.
So the recipes in restaurant cookbooks aren't always the most reliable when you do them at home. And the cookbooks are pricey. But they have pretty pictures.
If you want to get really crazy try one of these,
Mugaritz: A Natural Science of Cooking
or
Alinea
or
Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine
Spaniard here. I can tell you that everyone in Spain has this book: http://www.amazon.com/1080-Recipes-Simone-Ortega/dp/0714848360/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425910272&sr=8-1&keywords=1080+recipes
I am not sure if the translation is any good, but that's what I'd call the "bible" of spanish food. Shit loads of recipes, anything you can imagine it is in there, and very authentic.
Not a book but, if you understand spanish: http://javirecetas.hola.com/ this guy has some seriously nice stuff.
In terms of personal experience, my mother has referred to the original Spanish version of this book ever since I could remember. The amount of recipes can't be beat and it can be found in most Spanish homes. If you need it in English, there's some used copies there for about $5. She also released this book on tapas but I can't personally comment on how good it is; if it's anything like the '1080 Recetas...' then it should be a good purchase as well.
Also have a look through this list, there might be some others you find interesting; the first choice looks like a decent book on basics. I actually borrowed José Andrés' Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America book from my chef last night and though I haven't been able to give it a proper read, I saw a bunch of delicious-sounding recipes just thumbing through the pages.
FH and I went to our local bougie market to look for fancy wrapping paper sheets/pretty posters to turn into a guest book this weekend, but we ended up finding the most GORGEOUS cookbook from the region where I lived in Spain! So we bought it and we'll have people sign the recipe pages. The photos are all so beautiful and evocative. I had thought of using the illustrated version of 1080 Recetas de Cocina since I grew up cooking from it with my mom, but I couldn't bear to have my copy written on. So this felt like a beautiful, serendipitous extension of that idea. FH and I can't wait to cook some of the recipes inside!
Some cookbooks that I use or are on my wishlist:
Great British Chefs also has some recipes from Michelin starred restaurants.
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I started a modified Paleo diet a year ago and I've seen a dramatic improvement. I'd say 95% improvement. There are days and weeks where I forget I even have HS. The diet change is difficult--I would get depressed at the thought of food--but I adapted to it after 6 months.
Castaway Kitchen (Cristina Curp) and Curious Coconut (Amanda Torres) have very good AIP/Paleo recipes. They both have HS and have put it into remission using diet.I've tried their recipes and they taste very good. I've made the chicken more times that I can count.
https://thecastawaykitchen.com/2018/01/crispy-ginger-lime-baked-wings-whole30-keto-aip/
https://thecuriouscoconut.com/blog/paleo-plantain-flour-pancakes
Also, this is a great book - Mickey Trescott's Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0578135213/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
I use the winter squash soup recipe quite often.
Cristina Curp's book 'Made Whole' is excellent.
https://www.amazon.com/Made-Whole-Anti-lnflammatory-Keto-Paleo-Recipes/dp/1628602945
Jose Andres is one of the best chefs in the world. He hosted a PBS show called Made in Spain, that is a great basics of Spanish cooking show, which goes from region to region with history and easy to follow recipes. There's also a cookbook to use after watching.
I've eaten at a few of his restaurants. He's my absolute favorite chef. This is a great opportunity to learn from a master.
Wow, generous contest! I've been wanting to make tapas at home but don't have any of the right cookbooks yet. P.S. You can come over for dinner! conviviality
https://www.amazon.com/New-Spanish-Table-Anya-Bremzen/dp/0761135553
The Food Lab for general cooking and techniques.
I found a book of French dishes at a discount shop once called the Food of France and I’ve been enjoying cooking from it for close to a decade. Just plain old French classics.
I stayed in Barcelona for a while and bought the book from the restaurant La Boqueria in NYC to inspire me to cook things from the market. I’ve never been to the restaurant but everything I cook from this book blows my mind.
In addition I have What To Drink With What You Eat in heavy use. Not really a cook book but good for learning about flavours regardless!
> Rustica: A Return To Spanish Home Cooking
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I own this cook book. Haven't done any recipes in it but I've looked through it a good number of times and I can vouch for it. If I didn't have access online anything would turn out good and work just fine.
Melissa Joulwan's Well Fed and Michelle Tam's Nom Nom Paleo are where my brain immediately goes. They're paleo and (mostly Whole30), but have a heavy focus on eating real food and not a whole lot of desserts. They do, however, feature sweet potatoes and such on occasion.
Personally, I'm waiting anxiously for this book to come out, but I think that would probably be above the price range you're looking for.
You might do better to just find a collection of recipes you can keep printouts of, or even something like the one week meal plan.
If you have Amazon, there are a couple books that you can read with a kindle app (both low cost - free w/ Kindle unlimited - the Mediterranean Diet cookbook, and one for beginners) that are pretty good - both have details to read about, recipes, and sub options for budget shopping.
If you are also learning how to cook, I recommend Alton Brown's Good Eats - he explains the science behind why you should cook the way you do, and it's also entertaining.
https://www.amazon.com/1080-Recipes-Simone-Ortega/dp/0714848360