{"product_id":"the-salvisoul-cookbook-salvadoran-recipes-and-the-women-who-preserve-them","title":"The Salvisoul Cookbook: Salvadoran Recipes \u0026 the Women Who Preserve Them (Spiral Bound)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKarla Tatiana Vasquez\u003c\/b\u003e is a food writer, recipe developer, and food stylist based in Los Angeles. Her writing has been published by \n\u003ci\u003ethe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eEater LA\u003c\/i\u003e, and KCET, among others. Her recipe development work can be seen in \n\u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSerious Eats\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eBuzzFeed Tasty\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eTastemade\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also a food justice advocate and an active member in her community to increase healthy food accessibility in low-income communities, previously working with Hunger Action Los Angeles and Los Angeles Food Policy Council. She founded SalviSoul in an effort to preserve her family's recipes, and since then it's expanded to focus on cultural memory and intergenerational healing for the Salvadoran diaspora.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"[A] heartfelt tribute to the over 2 million Salvadorans living here, offering them a welcomed reminder and taste of home.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Food Network\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] fantastic read for anyone who has ever felt a wave of homesickness and yearns for the comfort food and family bring.\" \n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Food \u0026amp; Wine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe SalviSoul Cookbook \u003c\/i\u003eis much more than a collection of recipes. It is an answer to the question of an entire diaspora. It is an anthem and an archive that reaches across generations and distances. Anyone aching to answer the question of belonging will surely devour this tremendous gift.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Yesika Salgado, author of \u003ci\u003eCorazón\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe SalviSoul Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e is a vibrant opus that highlights the strength, resiliency, and soul of Salvadoreño food and the women who nourish a society throughout the generations. These recipes are the perfect example of when food isn't always just food.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Illyanna Maisonet, James Beard Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eDiasporican\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully shot and gorgeously written, this is a testament to the power of a people's food to provide not just sustenance and survival despite upheaval and political strife, but also love, joy, and connection.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Alicia Kennedy, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Meat Required\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Opening the pages of \n\u003ci\u003eThe SalviSoul Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e, you travel back to your own abuela's, mom's, tia's kitchen. In these pages, Karla Tatiana Vasquez has recreated a homeland, each photograph, each recipe, becomes a window into the reason why a book like \n\u003ci\u003eSalviSoul\u003c\/i\u003e is so important to world cuisine. Our community has been waiting for this book our whole lives.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Javier Zamora, author of \u003ci\u003eSolito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eSalviSoul\u003c\/i\u003e is a deliciously overdue, spoken-word account of one of Latin America's most beautiful cuisines and a homecoming for all of us hoping to better understand our roots through food.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Jorge Gaviria, James Beard Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMasa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Vibrant with color, warm with a sense of home, and mouthwatering with flavors that compel one to get into the kitchen immediately, \n\u003ci\u003eThe SalviSoul Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e nourishes all the senses. . . . this book is sure to be a generational cornerstone in the space of Central American cuisine and literature.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Lauren Ko, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePieometry\u003c\/i\u003e and founder of atlokokitchen\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Karla takes us on a rich, emotional, and deeply moving journey as she connects the dots of Salvadoran cuisine, which has been shockingly underrepresented in the United States and around the world. Every page and passage is proof positive that this is a culinary culture worth documenting, exploring, and--most importantly \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eenjoying.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Adeena Sussman, author of \u003ci\u003eSababa\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShabbat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eSalviSoul\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a cookbook; it's a heartfelt tribute to heritage, a testament to the power of storytelling, and an invitation to savor the true essence of El Salvador, one delicious recipe at a time.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Hawa Hassan, James Beard Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIn Bibi's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA beautifully photographed cookbook that celebrates the vibrant culture and community of El Salvador through 80 recipes and stories from twenty-five Salvadoran women.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A heartfelt tribute to heritage, a testament to the power of storytelling, and an invitation to savor the true essence of El Salvador, one delicious recipe at a time.\"--Hawa Hassan, James Beard Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIn Bibi's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eONE OF NPR'S BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn search of the recipes and traditions that made her feel at home, food historian and Salvadoran Karla Tatiana Vasquez took to the internet to find the dishes her mom made throughout her childhood. But when she couldn't find any, she decided to take matters into her own hands. What started as a desire to document recipes turned into sharing the joys, histories, and tribulations of the women in her life. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of eighty recipes, Karla shares her conversations with moms, aunts, grandmothers, and friends to preserve their histories so that they do not go unheard. Here are recipes for \n\u003cb\u003eRellenos de Papa \u003c\/b\u003efrom Patricia, who remembers the Los Angeles earthquakes of the 1980s for more reasons than just fear; \n\u003cb\u003eFlor de Izote con Huevos Revueltos\u003c\/b\u003e, a favorite of Karla's father; as well as variations on the beloved Salvadoran \n\u003cb\u003ePupusa\u003c\/b\u003e, a thick masa tortilla stuffed with different combinations of pork, cheese, and beans. Though their stories vary, the women have a shared experience of what it was like in El Salvador before the war, and what life was like as Salvadoran women surviving in their new home in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2024 pg. 8 (EAN 9781984861429, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2024 (EAN 9781984861429, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vasquez, Karla Tatiana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ten Speed Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e April 30, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Cooking|Regional \u0026amp; Cultural|Mexican|Cooking|Essays \u0026amp; Narratives|Travel|Central America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Cookbooks|Women|Cooking, Salvadoran|El Salvador\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984861429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e B0D6NWY69BISBN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781984861429\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51085871448342,"sku":"SP-9781984861429","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781984861429_spiral.png?v=1774948553","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-salvisoul-cookbook-salvadoran-recipes-and-the-women-who-preserve-them","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}