Hot & Spicy 500 Recipes

Bring the pungent tastes and aromas of spices into your kitchen with heart-warming, piquant recipes from the spice-loving cuisines of the world, shown in more than 500 mouthwatering photographs.

An incredible collection of 500 tongue-tingling, spice-drenched and fragrant dishes from around the world, recipes from India, the Caribbean, Vietnam, Mexico, Thailand, Japan, North Africa and the Mediterranean.

Includes recipes based on all the popular spice ingredients including chillies, cayenne, cardamom, allspice, tamarind, lemon grass, saffron, garlic, cloves, galangal, zereshk, turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, mustard, wasabi, cinnamon, vanilla and pepper.

Features spice-infused classics such as Spanish Zarzuela, Caribbean Chili Crab Cakes and Hungarian Goulash, together with Devil's Curry from Malaysia, Spicy Minced Beef Kebabs from Morocco, and Fresh Figs Baked with Honey, Vanilla and Cinnamon from Turkey.

Contains tempting ideas for spicy soups, appetizers, fish and shellfish courses, poultry and meat meals, vegetable side dishes and salads, together with delicious desserts and bakes infused with cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla.

Each recipe is presented with step-by-step instructions and a full-colour photograph of the finished result, together with a full nutritional breakdown.

About the Author

Beverley Jollands is a highly experienced cookbook writer and editor. She has travelled extensively around the Mediterranean and northern Africa, and for this book she has selected a wonderful array of aromatic recipes that do justice to the vast range of spices and aromatics available in cuisines and cooking traditions arond the world.