Mark Miller and Robert Quintana explore the authentic salsas of the world. Though traditionally associated with Mexico, salsas enhance dishes of many different cuisines. This book explores salsas from more than a dozen countries including Mexico, the United States, Italy, France, Thailand, China, Korea, Peru, Hawaii, and more. The recipes range from fresh and easy to hot and sour to smoky and satisfying; they include both the simple and complex, and the mild to red hot. Features more than 100 recipes and 50 beautiful color photographs.

Mark Miller is the acclaimed chef-founder of Coyote Cafe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the author of nine books with nearly 1 million copies in print, including The Great Chile Book, The Great Salsa Book, and Tacos. He lives in Santa Fe. Robert Quintana is a food consultant. He lives in Los Angeles.

Flavors with zest and sizzle from around the world !

Reviews

Japan finds inspiration outside its borders and we find inspiration in things Japanese.

A case in point is Mountain Yam Shitake recipe from Salsas of the World (Gibbs Smith, October 2011) by Mark Miller with Robert Quintana. I previously shared its Muhammara Recipe from Syria...

Mountain Yam Shitake / Japan

Delectable sweet potatoes are grown throughout Japan, and you see them especially in the fall during the street food festivals and temple celebrations, where sometimes there are more than 300 different food vendors in Kyoto. Even into late spring, during the cherry blossom festival viewing, there are trucks that come in from the countryside selling wonderful sweet roasted yams that are cooked in special wood and charcoal ovens fitted onto the backs of the trucks. Another famous street yam preparation is to cut them in thick wedges, making sweet potato fries that are then dusted with sugar and seven spice or Shichimi. The shitake mushrooms in this recipe are dark and earthy-woody against the sweet orange color of the yams-and the sansho or Japanese pepper gives it a mild peppery flavor. Be careful of the sesame oil that you use fresh sesame oil. Use just enough to suggest some richness, but do not overpower the mushroom and yams.

2 cups diced sweet potato

1 tablespoon canola oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon sansho chile powder

1/2 teaspoon Shichimi (Seven Spice Powder)

1 teaspoon sesame oil

4 cups diced shitake mushrooms

1 clove garlic, sliced

2 tablespoons canola oil 4 teaspoons organic soy sauce

1 tablespoon mirin

2 tablespoons water

1 tablespoon lime juice

1/2 teaspoon ground dashi

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Peel and cube the sweet potato in 1/4-inch pieces. Place in a mixing bowl. Add the canola oil, salt, sansho chile powder, Shichimi, and sesame oil. Spread out in a single layer on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Use a spatula to get all the spices out o