THE FIRSTYummy Easy Quickbook was all about super-tasty and super-simple recipes for
dinner that minimised the amount of time you spent in the kitchen. This book takes the same
approachbutwhisksyouaroundtheworld.
Thisisnotsomedull,cheffytomeloadedwithtedious,time-consuminganddusty
techniquesdatingbacktoatimewhenyournonna’snonnahadtospendalldayinthekitchen
tomakedinner,butabookthatshowsyouhowtofakeuniqueflavoursfromaroundtheworld,
soyoucanknockupatastyandthoroughlyconvincingpadthaiorasamosapieinlesstime
thanittakestofindthelocaltakeawaymenuorscrollthroughyourchoiceoftakeawayapp.
Authentic and authoritative this book is not. Really, the title of this book should be ‘Faking it’,
becauseyou’llsoonrealisethatbycombiningcertainkeyingredients,adishquicklystartsto
takeontheuniquefeelofoneoranothercorneroftheworld...sowhenfamilyorfriendsask
what’s for dinner, you can proclaim Chinese, Indian, French, Italian, Mexican or... Vietnamese.Thisis an edited extract fromYummy Easy Quick Around the World
by Matt Preston (Plum, RRP $39.99). Available from October 30.
Banhmi and (left)
pickledcarrotand
daikon (recipe p 107).@mattscravatJoin Matt in Sydney on Tuesday,
October30atThreeBlueDucks
Rosebery for adelicious.Icon Series
dinnercelebratinghisnewbook.
Head tothreeblueducks.floktu.com
for tickets and more information.104 delicious.com.au