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Traditional Portuguese Cooking Hardcover – January 1, 2001

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Long before Jamie Oliver became the darling of British food or Julia Child was the most famous culinary presenter on American television, Portuguese cook Maria de Lourdes Modesto was making waves with the most popular live cooking show ever to be shown on national TV and which ruled the airwaves for 12 years (since 1958). Over her prolific career, Maria de Lourdes Modesto has published a number of cookbooks, such as her most acclaimed work – A Cozinha Tradicional Portuguesa (Verbo). The result of exhaustive research that lasted over 20 years, this bible of Portuguese cuisine enjoyed the precious assistance of many anonymous contributors who sent in their recipes from all over the country. Maria de Lourdes Modesto respectfully worked on these recipes, studied their origins and tried to establish weights and measurements – no mean Fiat as, in her own words, “precise mathematical formulas have no place in traditional cooking, where creativity and intuition have an important role”. A Cozinha Tradicional Portuguesa boasts 800 representative and authentic recipes from all of Portugal’s regions (islands included), and is an fine example of the “Portuguese culinary repertoire”.
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  1. Print length
    335 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Verbo, Editorial
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    8.75 x 1 x 11.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9722211730
  7. ISBN-13
    978-9722211734
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Verbo, Editorial; New Ed edition (January 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 335 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9722211730
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9722211734
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.75 x 1 x 11.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cookbook
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2017
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016
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5.0 out of 5 stars Saw this book in the oldest bookstore in Lisbon. ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2018
Saw this book in the oldest bookstore in Lisbon. Was told that it was one of two "bibles" of Portuguese cooking. Would have bought it there but didn't want to put it into the luggage. Price was much more reasonable there.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Encyclopedic Overview of Portuguese Cuisine
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023
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This translation of the classic "Cozinha tradicional portuguesa" is not currently in print (in 2023) and an expensive book to buy now, but it's indispensable as an encyclopedic overview of Portuguese cooking. There are a few rough spots in the translations but experienced cooks can figure out what the correct English words should be where there are questionable choices. The principal things to know about this volume is that its title is accurate: this book covers traditional cookery, including from the country's rural areas which are little changed from medieval times. That means many recipes using offal and blood because subsistence farmers waste no part of an animal to be slaughtered. Many of these dishes existed in other countries but have vanished in modern times, but not in Portugal where they live on as foods people eat to this day. The book also has a huge number of recipes for the traditional Portuguese egg and almond sweets, many invented in medieval convents. The original Portuguese edition is still in print and available, and I recommend it if you can read Portuguese. But for English-speakers, this is invaluable if you can find a copy or if it comes back into print, as it certainly should!
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Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars Great cookbook
Reviewed in Canada on November 3, 2019
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almafanantut
5.0 out of 5 stars Authentic Portuguese recipes
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2015
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An excellent book on Portuguese cookery, well researched, with authentic recipes from all the regions of Portugal; soup section is good, the fish recipes are excellent. Plenty of peasant/rural recipes to encourage you to make basic meals from very little ingredients.
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D. Chalmers
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book used by Portuguese
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2019
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