Kapusta: Vegetable-Forward Recipes from Eastern Europe

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"Come for the food and stay for the stories every curious cook will take a leaf out of this book." Yotam Ottolenghi

"A rare cookbook that engages our thinking and delights our senses." Olia Hercules

"This book is just as warm and inviting and shines a fresh light on the world of Eastern European food." Zuza Zak

A culinary journey across Eastern Europe,Kapustacelebrates the humble vegetables that have shaped some of the most vibrant culinary traditions in the world.

Focusing on five key vegetables to the region cabbage, beetroot, potato, carrot and mushrooms ithonours a philosophy of cooking that has affordability, seasonality, sustainability and, above all, great flavour at its heart.With chapters on dumplings and pickles and ferments as well, youll find a diversity of dishes which exemplify the Eastern European culinary DNA.
Recipes are accompanied by beautiful photography and include a range of both meat-based and vegetarian dishes such as A Cabbage Strudel, both Vegan and Beef Borsch, Potato Babka, Pierogi, a Tzimmes Carrot Cake, Bulgarian Mushroom and Walnut Pt, and a range of sauerkrauts.
Kapusta bursts with original recipes and shines a spotlight on the whole kaleidoscope of little-known culinary cultures and history from across the extensive region.

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Vegetable-forward recipes from Eastern Europe that celebrateseasonal, sustainable, low-cost eating and bring humble plant-based cooking into the heart of the kitchen.
"Alissas recipes speak to my stomach. I am especially a lifelong fan of cabbage, and her cabbage chapter is fantastic." -- Melissa Hemsley
Alissas recipes speak to my stomach. I am especially a lifelong fan of cabbage, and her cabbage chapter is fantastic.
Alissa turns the cabbage clich on its head in this joyful celebration of Eastern European cooking. Come for the food and stay for the storiesevery curious cook will take a leaf out of this book.
"Alissa turns the cabbage clich on its head in this joyful celebration of Eastern European cooking. Come for the food and stay for the storiesevery curious cook will take a leaf out of this book." -- Yotam Ottolenghi
"Kapusta is a word thats close to my heart, as it brings to mind my favourite dish of young cabbage cooked in buttery dill. The book is just as warm and inviting. Alissas writing soothes the soul and her recipes always inspire. Kapusta is filled to the brim with beautiful, imaginative recipes that have the power to revitalise the kitchen, comfort the spirit and shine a fresh light on the world of Eastern European food." -- Zuza Zak
Kapusta is a word thats close to my heart, as it brings to mind my favourite dish of young cabbage cooked in buttery dill. The book is just as warm and inviting. Alissas writing soothes the soul and her recipes always inspire. Kapusta is filled to the brim with beautiful, imaginative recipes that have the power to revitalise the kitchen, comfort the spirit and shine a fresh light on the world of Eastern European food.
Just like the vegetable for which this book is named, Alissas recipes are always full of layers: of flavour, of history, of intention. Kapusta will fill your heart with gladness and your belly with buckwheat.
"Just like the vegetable for which this book is named, Alissas recipes are always full of layers: of flavour, of history, of intention. Kapusta will fill your heart with gladness and your belly with buckwheat." -- Alice Zaslavsky
"If the measure of a cookbook's success is whether it inspires you to try the recipes thenKapustagoes one better. It is a book of plenty, a meal in itself." -- Caroline Eden
If the measure of a cookbook's success is whether it inspires you to try the recipes thenKapustagoes one better. It is a book of plenty, a meal in itself.

Author Bio

Alissa Timoshkina is a food writer, cook and historian specialising in Eastern European food culture. Born in Siberia, Alissas heritage is UkrainianJewish and Polish on her mothers side, and Ukrainian, Russian and Belorussian on her fathers side. She is the founder of multi-award winning global fundraising campaign #CookforUkraine, which since its inception has raised close to 2.5 million. She is the author of Salt and Time: Recipes from a Russian Kitchen, which was a finalist in the Guild of Food Writers and the Julia Child Awards. Alissa lives in North London with her partner and their two children.Kapustais her second book. @alissatimoshkina.