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A review by perfect_leaves
On Masa by Jorge Gaviria, Jorge Gaviria
Did not finish book.
I spent a lot of time thinking about how to review this one.
On the one hand, it is a PHENOMENAL resource that goes into the science, history, and process of making masa.
On the other, it's not the most practical book. I'm loathed to call it a "cookbook."
It's beautifully illustrated and it would be easy to follow IF I had all the necessary ingredients and equipment.
Unfortunately, neither the ingredients nor the equipment are common, accessible items. I may purchase them one day, but I don't have it in my budget right now. I skipped to the recipes in hopes of finding meals, but instead, I just found a bunch of tortillas and other bread products that use different masa (based on the process in the first part of the book). There weren't even any accompaniments. I satisfied myself with just reading the informative parts, which is why I'm giving the book four stars. Some may find the information boring but I enjoyed it. I would not recommend this book for something trying to figure out what they want to cook, though. Choose another book. Right now I'm focused on actually cooking, not just processing flour. I do plan to read the book again when I'm ready to process masa.
On the one hand, it is a PHENOMENAL resource that goes into the science, history, and process of making masa.
On the other, it's not the most practical book. I'm loathed to call it a "cookbook."
It's beautifully illustrated and it would be easy to follow IF I had all the necessary ingredients and equipment.
Unfortunately, neither the ingredients nor the equipment are common, accessible items. I may purchase them one day, but I don't have it in my budget right now. I skipped to the recipes in hopes of finding meals, but instead, I just found a bunch of tortillas and other bread products that use different masa (based on the process in the first part of the book). There weren't even any accompaniments. I satisfied myself with just reading the informative parts, which is why I'm giving the book four stars. Some may find the information boring but I enjoyed it. I would not recommend this book for something trying to figure out what they want to cook, though. Choose another book. Right now I'm focused on actually cooking, not just processing flour. I do plan to read the book again when I'm ready to process masa.