Charleston to Phnom Penh
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Charleston to Phnom Penh

A Cook's Journal

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Charleston to Phnom Penh

A Cook's Journal

About this book

Winner of the 2023 Gourmand World Cookbook Award, Food Writing, Cambodia/USA

A journey through the lands of boiled peanuts, pesto, and pickled peppercorns—with thirty recipes

Foodies, travel enthusiasts, culinary historians, fans of fine writing, and cookbook collectors will feast on John Martin Taylor's Charleston to Phnom Penh. A unique vision of a joyous and peripatetic life, these essays take readers on a journey across three continents, from the South Carolina Lowcountry of Taylor's upbringing to the Caribbean, Italy, France, Eastern Europe, and Asia.

Taylor recalls his mother's before-her-time culinary experiments; probes historical archives to research the origins of classic dishes; and remembers adventures sailing, dancing, and fishing, as well as cooking. His gaze is social, etymological, personal, comic, and historical, and all foods are considered fair game for scrutiny. Taylor tells us how to bake with olive oil, why he doesn't make wedding cakes, what to do in Transylvania, and how he came to be a voice of the Lowcountry. Make a margarita and delve into his deconstruction of hoppin' john, his erstwhile namesake; the history of cheese straws; and how to make callaloo and fish amok.

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Information

Publisher
University of South Carolina Press
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781643363509
eBook ISBN
9781643363516
Subtopic
Voyage

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Charleston to Phnom Penh
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Introduction
  9. The So-Called Huguenot Torte of Charleston
  10. Ats Jaar Pickles
  11. Grandma and Grapes
  12. Boiled Peanuts and a Sense of Place
  13. Purdue
  14. Pesto
  15. Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie
  16. Peaches Aswim in Rose Petals
  17. Shrimp and Grits
  18. Cheese Straws
  19. Mikel’s Mother’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
  20. French Fries
  21. Minestrone
  22. Why I Don’t Make Wedding Cakes
  23. Watermelon
  24. Deconstructing My Namesake
  25. Oysters Mournful
  26. Grandma’s Sugar Cookies
  27. Mrs. Fisher’s Cigarettes
  28. Tough Cuts, Long Stewed
  29. Transylvania
  30. A Lowcountry Calendar
  31. Belltowerism and Other Musings on Life in the Provinces
  32. Fresh Chinese Water Chestnuts
  33. Cooking Nok Style on Ko Lanta
  34. Baking with Olive Oil
  35. Black Walnuts
  36. On Pepper
  37. Time for a Drink!
  38. Pasta alla Checca
  39. Anchovies and Pasta
  40. Mostarda
  41. Rockfish and Callaloo
  42. Galletto alla Piastra
  43. Coconuts and Fish Amok
  44. On Cast Iron, Lard, and Frying
  45. Mama’s Cornbread
  46. Daddy and Paella
  47. Dance Lessons
  48. Fennel
  49. Fishing
  50. Body Count
  51. Acknowledgments
  52. Index