{"product_id":"the-universal-kitchen-a-250recipe-tour-of-world-cooking","title":"The Universal Kitchen: A 250-Recipe Tour of World Cooking","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy do cuisines everywhere produce the same kinds of dishes - tart refreshing salads  hearty meals in a pot  palate-tickling condiments? Popular food historian Elisabeth Rozin has long been fascinated with the universal activity called cooking. In her first book  the much admired and highly influential Flavor Principle Cookbook (later revised  expanded  and republished as Ethnic Cuisine)  she codified the various flavor combinations that characterize ethnic and regional cuisines and differentiate them from one another. Now in The Universal Kitchen she focuses on similarities rather than differences  on the structures and techniques shared by cultures throughout history. The book begins with the most basic dish of all  \"Meat on a Stick \" ranging from Armenian Shish Kabob to Singapore Beef Satay to Creole Barbecued Oysters. Similarly  the theme of dough wrapped around a savory stuffing is illustrated by such variations as Indian samosas  Mexican quesadillas  and Jewish knishes. Earthy and erudite  Rozin takes us on a gastronomic odyssey  from the classic Salade Nicoise to her grandmas unburnt cucumber salad  to show how the food of people all over the world has evolved along similar lines  a testament to the kitchen as a focus of our common humanity and to the cook as the interpreter of our shared culinary heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966504398901,"sku":"ByrdShop_0670854042","price":60.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780670854042.jpg?v=1770565476","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-universal-kitchen-a-250recipe-tour-of-world-cooking","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}