The Tropical Vegan Kitchen.THE TROPICAL VEGAN vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin. ve·gan n. KITCHEN By Donna Klein [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The minute I saw the title of this book, I became quite hungry! After all, the tropics tropics, also called tropical zone or torrid zone, all the land and water of the earth situated between the Tropic of Cancer at lat. 23 1-2°N and the Tropic of Capricorn at lat. 23 1-2°S. offer us a wide variety of vegan foods, including exotic fruits, vegetables, and spices. The Tropical Vegan Kitchen features dishes from regions such as Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and parts of the Middle East. Among the appetizers and snacks you'll find Thai-Style Glazed Cashews (sweet yet spicy), Caribbean Spiced Popcorn, and Mexican-Spiced Mini Pretzels. Soups include Cambodian Tomato Soup, African Curried Coconut Soup with Chickpeas, and Vietnamese Noodle Soup. You can also try a Peruvian Lima Bean lima bean: see bean. and Red Radish radish, herbaceous plant (Raphanus sativus) belonging to the family Cruciferae (mustard family), with an edible, pungent root sliced in salads or used as a relish. Salad or Brazilian Palm and Tomato Salad. Main dishes include Indian Black-Barley Pilaf with Bananas and Oranges, Philippine-Style Eggplant in Coconut Cream over Rice, and Malaysian Hot-and-Sour Noodles with Tofu and Baby Bok Choy. Finally, you won't want to miss the scrumptious desserts, including Java-Almond Fudge, and Pumpkin Empanadas. The Tropical Vegan Kitchen (ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 978-55788-544-9) is published by Penguin Group. Order this book online or purchase it from your local bookstore. Reviewed by Debra Wasserman. |
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