The Gourmet Atlas

Although the words “gourmet” and “atlas” appear in the title, this is not a cookery book, nor is it an atlas. Nevertheless there are recipes in it, and there are maps as well. So what is it? It can perhaps be best described as a food book with a difference. The lady compilers conceived the idea of exploring the historical and geographical origins of the favourite and exotic foods we eat, giving us a guided tour of where particular foods come from, and then offering a few choice recipes, many of which may be new to chefs and cooks in...