"Collectors of a country's folklore are esteemed as benefactors. Why should not the collectors of a country's indigenous recipes? Indeed a representative list of the recipes handed from generation to generation of Ceylon's housewives will reflect the march of the Island's history. There are, first, the dishes known to many generations of Sinhalese and Tamils. Then there are other Eastern delicacies, introduced into Ceylon by the Arabs, Malays and Moors. Finally, we see in our list of Ceylon recipes the influence of the Portuguese, Dutch and British occupations to say nothing of French cookery which has revolutionized all European cooking. The 'Ceylon Daily News' Cookery Book endeavours to preserve all the best recipes handed to the present by past generations....No trouble has been spared to make the book as comprehensive as possible in recipes of Ceylon origin or a distinctly Ceylon interest."--Page ii.
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Author: Hilda Deutrom
ISBN: 9789558156230
Format: Paperback
Pages: 381