Gift of the Yucatan - A Different Mexican Cuisine by Trudy Sauri

Authentic Yucatecan Meals

“A Different Mexican Cuisine” created by Trudy Sauri introduces children, ages nine through twelve, to a people and culture of the Yucatan peninsula of southern Mexico. This is the fifth in the Gift of the Yucatan series.

Colorful pictures and illustrations used throughout the book are mouth watering and enticing. The book provides twelve menus, for twelve individual meals with complete recipes with short cut ideas. These short cuts are especially helpful for younger chefs.

Although I am not a gourmet expert myself, I have come to appreciate the uniqueness of authentic food native to a country or culture. I have learned to enjoy together with them the experience of sharing a meal prepared from their recipes with their flavor preferences.

Trudy Sauri models this opportunity as she gives the details of a different Mexican Cuisine, an authentic Yucatan Meal. She talks about a holiday menu including stuffed cheese ball (Bola de Queso Relleno). This is followed by a hearty stew menu of chickpea stew (Sopa de Garbanzo). She adds a Sunday dinner of rice with chicken (Arroz con Pollo). There are eight additional menus which conclude with a party treats menu of meat turnovers and crisp Tortillas (Empanadas y Panuchos). The barbeque menu of beef steak Yucatan style sounded mouth-watering.

Sauri includes a quick reference guide, a listing of exotic flavors, and three tasting tips to help the reader get the most from their experience in the cuisine of Yucatan, Mexico.

Your Culture Gifts, 978-0979763748,

As Reviewed for Midwest Book Review

Gift of the Yucatan - A Different Mexican Cuisine by Trudy Sauri