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Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka Hardcover – 23 Jun. 2022

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Big flavours from a small island

'"Curry Everything" says the title of the curry section in this delicious book. To which I reply: "Bring it on!" But that's not all. Cynthia also takes us on a journey through the stories and memories of her family to decipher the rich oral tradition of Sri Lankan cooking. This book makes me hungry to travel, explore and eat new things, especially curries.' - Yotam Ottolenghi

'This book is a thing of great beauty and heart. The food jumps out at you with a promise of deliciousness. I want to cook every single recipe' - Anna Jones

'Rambutan is a joyous book, stuffed with tantalising food and beautiful writing. Cynthia's recipes and reminiscences speak with warmth and heart and soul to the experience of those of us with roots elsewhere, of growing up feeling slightly displaced, of having to come to terms with different cultures' - Shamil Thakrar, Dishoom

'This book is a diamond in the rough: a proper (and honest) insider's guide to Sri Lankan home cooking via Cynthia's kitchen. I picked up this book for the food, but I'll treasure it forever for the stories' - Meera Sodha

Rambutan tells the story of Sri Lanka's unique, spicy, fresh, vegan-friendly cuisine that deliciously combines Javanese, Malay, Indian, Arab, Portuguese, Dutch and British influences. Cynthia serves up a feast of over 80 simple recipes, including coconut dal, hoppers, kothu roti, cashew nut curry and her mum's slow-cooked Jaffna lamb curry.

Stories of family and travel combine with beautiful landscapes and candid photography to show both ancient and modern Sri Lanka. From crispy hopper pancakes to spicy drinking snacks, this exuberant guide is for beginners and experienced cooks alike.

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Bloomsbury Publishing
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23 Jun. 2022
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2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm
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1526646579
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978-1526646576
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'"Curry Everything" says the title of the curry section in this delicious book. To which I reply: "Bring it on!" But that's not all. Cynthia also takes us on a journey through the stories and memories of her family to decipher the rich oral tradition of Sri Lankan cooking. This book makes me hungry to travel, explore and eat new things, especially curries.' ― Yotam Ottolenghi

'Cynthia's gorgeous book is full of the sorts of recipes, stories and images that burst with soul and personality, it's impossible not to fall in love with her and her food. The honesty, humor and generosity of spirit that flows from each page is a true gift to anyone who reads it'

― Alison Roman

'This book is a thing of great beauty and heart. The food jumps out at you with a promise of deliciousness. I want to cook every single recipe' ― Anna Jones

'Rambutan is a joyous book, stuffed with tantalising food and beautiful writing. Cynthia's recipes and reminiscences speak with warmth and heart and soul to the experience of those of us with roots elsewhere, of growing up feeling slightly displaced, of having to come to terms with different cultures' ― Shamil Thakrar, Dishoom

'This book is a diamond in the rough: a proper (and honest) insider's guide to Sri Lankan home cooking via Cynthia's kitchen. I picked up this book for the food, but I'll treasure it forever for the stories' ― Meera Sodha

'Passionate, beautiful, eye-opening & totally engaging. This is a book I struggled to put down, not just for the incredible photography or delicious sounding recipes but the storytelling around family and history which cements this as one of those books you need on your shelf' ― Ravneet Gill

'The vivacity of storytelling, of spices and the freshest produce grown in the sunniest of climes is poured into recipes that beguile and transport the cook if not to Sri Lanka then at least to the kitchen' ― Jeremy Lee, Quo Vadis

'Rambutan takes us by the hand to Sri Lanka, a tantalisingly delicious cookbook filled with spirited tales, cooking knowhow and tender family stories' ― Lara Lee

'Full to the brim with bright, vibrant, colourful recipes. I love this book and want to cook and eat my way through every page!' ― Skye Gyngell

'For those of us in the Sri Lankan diaspora food remains one of the principal ways in which we remember the country of our birth. Cynthia evokes memories of grandmothers grating coconuts, kitchen fires that seemed to burn all day and, most of all, the sharing and the talking around a table laden with food' ― George Alagiah

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Publishing (23 Jun. 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1526646579
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1526646576
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 2.54 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 3,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 10 in Indian Food & Drink
- 43 in Vegetarian & Vegan Cooking
- 97 in Healthy Eating

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Cynthia Shanmugalingam is a British-Sri Lankan Tamil cook who grew up in Coventry, visiting Sri Lanka in her childhood holidays and eating dishes adapted by her family at home. She is the author of "Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka" (Bloomsbury UK, 2022), and has cooked her way through London since 2019, including at Asma Khan’s Darjeeling Express, Palm Heights in the Cayman Islands, and at the institution that is Quo Vadis in London. Her work has been featured in The Times, Guardian, Monocle, the BBC and We Present. She splits her time between London, Jaffna and Colombo.

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Tanee58

One of the best Sri Lankan cookbooks out there!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2022

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As a second generation British Sri Lankan who spent a few years there in the 1960s and has a mum who was a great cook, I am in love with this book. Bought on impulse but now planning to buy more as gifts. Beautifully and engagingly written and illustrated, part cook book, part family memoir. Much of it resonates with my own memories of my Sinhala-Tamil mixed family, which not only adds to its personal appeal, but my confidence in the authenticity of the cooking. I have tried three recipes so far and they taste as good as my mother's. Some ingredients can be hard to find locally outside major cities, but are available online, so don't be put off (Pandan or Rampah leaves are optional, but add an unique flavour and are sold through Amazon, as are fresh curry leaves). And it's good to hear the Nippon Hotel in Colombo mentioned as doing the best mutton rolls. In our family, they are known as Nippon Rolls as my Grandfather bought them there, and I make them for Boxing Day every year. I am looking forward to seeing how this recipe compares. Fish Cutlets, Patties, Milk Rice, Love Cake, Parripu, all the classics of the rich and diverse heritage of Sri Lankan cuisine are here. I highly recommend this book.

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Hash M

A comprehensive and authentic collection of Sri Lankan recipes with some twists!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2022

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This covers a wide range of Sri Lankan food, from the traditional home food, street food, short eats, desserts (some novel and interesting stuff here!) and even “cool drinks”! Going through the pages have made me home sick (I’m Sri Lankan!).

The photography accompanied with each recipe along with the stories interspersed makes some valued additions and worthy of it to live in your kitchen shelf!

If you are looking for something authentically Sri Lankan, or even just looking to try something new - this book is the one to go for! I will be trying out many of the recipes and try to recreate some of the food I’ve had back at home 😄

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Ravin F

Tastes and tales from the Island Paradise

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 June 2022

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Rambutan is a feast of a book and much more than the wonderful meals its recipes conjure up. It’s an ode to Sri Lanka taking you on a journey of tastes, textures and tales while offering the reader the chance to cook up a bit island paradise in their own kitchen.

Sri Lankan food is multi-dimensional and Cynthia has managed to capture its essence to deliver simple meals that showcase the variety of the island and its people to cook up a party in your palette, be it for you or your friends. Snacks, suppers, sweets, short eats and drinks to sip, Rambutan offers a buffet spread of inspiring recipes matched with a rich tapestry of Sri Lanka’s culture woven together with her story. A great addition to the cookbook collection

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Daniel Alphonsus

The best Sri Lankan cookery book since 1930

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2022

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Sri Lanka is like curry, and curry is like Lanka. RAMBUTAN has all their virtues and none of their vices. Sri Lanka is an elusive place, with layer after invisible layer. You peel one open, and then another appears. With curry, the second one flavour settles, another complex one emerges. RAMBUTAN is like this too. At first glance a cook book (and a very fine one at that) but quickly its genre-bending essense emerges - the recipes are the structure on which memoir, travelogue, photo book, banter and political commentary are built.

The dishes traverse the island's polyglot, ecumenical culinary traditions which emerged from its position at the centre of Indian ocean trading and monsoonal wind-powered sailing routes. With particular emphasis on Lanka's formidable tradition of vegetarian cuisine.

I can think of few better ways of introducing yourself to Lanka, and no better way of introducing yourself to Sri Lankan cooking than via this book; which is the best Sri Lankan cook-book since Hilda Deutrom's which was published in 1930.

I do hope this champion will be followed by a more regional sweep, perhaps of cooking along the entire Malabar coast! Alternatively, a cookbook of Sri Lanka's regions.

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Narsh

Deliciously told stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 June 2022

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Shanmugalingam tells a story of a British girl of Tamil descent growing up a million miles away from the paradise island (Sri Lanka) in Coventry, UK. In amongst her tale are some wonderfully mouth-watering recipes but with a twist from tradition - modernising them and giving thought to the accessibility of the ingredients that her readership is likely to have. This is neither a cookbook nor a collection of short stories but, rather, a fusion that will leave you salivating…

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Richard S.

A Truly Special Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2022

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The writing, the recipes, the photos, and the thought that has been put into this book is truly remarkable. I think will make it a classic that goes beyond an ordinary cookbook to redraw a new standard of what a cookbook should be able to reach.

You feel drawn in and emersed in a living breathing complex culture that has a history and identity that makes one want more colour, spice, and presence in everything around one after reading the book and practicing the ingenious recipes. You open up to a page and feel like you are stepping off the airplane and his with the heat of a tropical country. Each page there after takes you somewhere special and completely unexpected.

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Laura

The best cookbook I’ve bought in a long time!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2022

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I’d read the glowing reviews in the newspaper and having never cooked Sri Lankan food before I thought I’d treat myself to a new cookbook. I’m thrilled with this book! The recipes are delicious and so easy to follow and Cynthia’s heartfelt stories, photos and vignettes about life in Sri Lanka and beyond are wonderful . Ive just ordered another copy as a gift - highly recommended!

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Great recipes, beautiful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2022

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This book is an absolute joy from start to finish. I've never been great at cooking currys but the recipes break everything down and make you feel confident with your spices. The photography is really bright and vibrant and the stories make you long to travel. Strong recommend and something I'll cook from and treasure for a long time.

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