A taste of Cuba: journey through Cuba and into the kitchens and Paladares of the country's top chefs

"A Taste of Cuba in its second edition offers a wealth of new photos and additional, newly procured recipes from Cuba's top chefs, again tested and translated for an American kitchen. The result allows you to make classic Cuban dishes such as ropa vieja, frijoles negros, and maduros-stewed beef, black beans, and sweet plantains-as well as more elaborate foods, such as eggplant caviar, fish tacos, and ham croquettes. It also shares the recipes for La Cocina de Lilliam's life-changing bread; sweets such as dreamy alfajores con dulce de leche; Cuba's famous coffees, mojitos, and juices; Ernest Hemingway's papa doble daiquiri of legend; and much more. In addition to the recipes and spectacular photos of the chefs and their kitchens, stunning photos of Cuba and insightful text about its regions and culture are throughout"--