RP Appetizers

Cultural differences can be both greater and more subtle than we imagine. I love wandering through British cookbooks which can be quite, quite distinct from their American counterparts. The language, the ingredients, the techniques — all those can differ from what we are “familiar” with her in US.

Take this lively book Appetizers, created by the editors at Ryland Peters & Small. Here the appetizers range far and wide. There are no nachos here. No guacamole. These are European recipes and quite often I find them to be more “side dish” or “main course” than appetizer. Actually, who cares about the labels? It’s the flavors and the satisfaction that matter and in Appetizer they appear in abundance. Let’s tour the book’s chapters.