In a world of fast food, instant meals and eating on the run it is difficult to imagine an era when meal times were relaxed, social occasion. 'The Australian Heritage Cookbook' allows you to regain the look and feel of a bygone culinary era. Many recipes have stood the test of time and several dishes which the early settlers relied upon to stave off starvation, or remind them of their home country, can be recreated in a modern kitchen with no loss of flavour.
'The Australian Heritage Cookbook' gives a brief account of the history of Australian food and eating habits as they have developed since 1788. It charts the development of recipes from basic settler foods to the more lavish tastes of later years which absorbed flavours and influences from all over the world. The recipes are accompanied by a wide selection of Australian paintings which have been selected for their sense of food history and lend an appropriate feel of place and time to the recipes. This book is a veritable feast for the senses and transports us to a world of charm, beauty and good taste.
