Publisher's Synopsis
Do you want to experience new tastes in your kitchen without ordering in? You can make many exotic dishes yourself, even if you don't consider yourself an avid chef.
Cooking exotic meals at home doesn't have to be more difficult. Instead, it comes from learning how to cook with recipes that include different ingredients and flavors than you may be accustomed to using. Once you have mastered uncommon ingredients and substitutes for them, and certain cooking techniques, you're good to go. One of the most intriguing things about exotic dishes is their ability to allow you to reach outside your culinary comfort zone and try foods that are not "your own". It's not as hard as you might imagine. When you cook foods from exotic lands, you can experience and understand part of the cultures that prepare these dishes. Everything you know about foods of the world will come through eating, reading, learning, understanding, and perhaps traveling. You'll learn not to be afraid of trying new recipes, even though you're not sure of what the dishes will taste like, exactly, 'till you're done. Everyone has it in their power to adapt recipes to their family members and friends who dine with them. You want your exotic dishes to be as authentic as possible, but you also want them to be acceptable, taste-wise, to the people you dine with. Turn the page, let's cook!
