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liuzhou

liuzhou

14 hours ago, FrogPrincesse said:

I thought it was curious that a calvados cake was picked as a sample recipe from a London cookbook...!  Don't get me wrong, I love Calvados, but why not use English cider brandy?

 

The book isn't intended to be about traditional English food, It's full title is "The London Cookbook: Recipes from the Restaurants, Cafes, and Hole-in-the-Wall Gems of a Modern City".

 

Given that London is home to a wide range of restaurants from scores of countries*, ethnicities and cultures, I'd rather expect this sort of thing.

 

* A few years ago I compiled a list of countries with restaurants in London. There were over 60.

 

14 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:

But after reading  Aleksandra Crapanzano's thoughts about the book in this Food52 article,

 

Thanks for the link.

liuzhou

liuzhou

5 hours ago, FrogPrincesse said:

I thought it was curious that a calvados cake was picked as a sample recipe from a London cookbook...!  Don't get me wrong, I love Calvados, but why not use English cider brandy?

 

The book isn't intended to be about traditional English food, It's full title is "The London Cookbook: Recipes from the Restaurants, Cafes, and Hole-in-the-Wall Gems of a Modern City".

 

Given that London is home to a wide range of restaurants from scores of countries*, ethnicities and cultures, I'd rather expect to this sort of thing.

 

* A few years ago I compiled a list of countries with restaurants in London. There were over 60.

 

6 hours ago, blue_dolphin said:

But after reading  Aleksandra Crapanzano's thoughts about the book in this Food52 article,

 

Thanks for the link.

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