The Ultimate Gurkha Cookbook

Download or read book The Ultimate Gurkha Cookbook written by Pemba Lama and published by Unicorn. This book was released on 2022-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Ultimate Gurkha Cookbook Pemba Lama brings a mix of traditional and contemporary recipes from his homeland of Nepal, a place of great cultural and culinary diversity. Given its landlocked location, there has been an inevitable influence on Nepalese cuisine from its neighbouring countries and the eating patterns of the Nepalese people have evolved over time. Nowadays Nepalese cooking encompasses a variety of fusionsfrom Chinese, Tibetan and Indian cooking, resulting in an authentic Himalayan cuisine.Gurkha-style food comes with its own exclusive character, dueto the careful and exciting addition of fresh ingredients, various spices, seasonings and flavourings, many of which are exclusive to Nepalese cooking. By combining the art of Gurkha and Nepali cooking with the innate understanding and careful balancing of spices and herbs as well as the introduction of oriental and tropical ingredients into its dishes, each dish within this book is given its own unique Nepalese twist.With his zest for life and superb culinary skills, Pemba brings to the table many of his favourite recipes in this book, which include some he has cooked for VIPs such as Her Majesty the Queen and His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.