NERISA EUGENIA WATERMAN 
Ahhhh! Ceviche! The very word is like music to my ears… the yin to my yang. Raw, fresh fish cooked in a citrus marinade (known as tiger’s milk) and served… well… immediately!
Although popular in Latin American countries, ceviche is this Virgin Islander’s favorite dish to eat. Caribbean and Latin American cuisine—cuisine that I call Island Cuisine—is a fusion of dishes from Africa, Italy, China, Japan, India, and Spain, just to name a few. Each island’s cuisine is as unique as a person’s handwritten signature; however, we never lose the flair that makes Caribbean and Latin American cuisine so exotic… love.
Each meal is a love story—love of history, love of family, love of culture, and love for our islands. The beautiful fruit, provisions, and seafood… well… is just a small taste of the love letter the island has written for us in return. And this cookbook is Martin Morales’s love letter to Peru.
“Ceviche Peruvian Kitchen” by Martin Morales is more than just a ceviche recipe cookbook, so don’t let the name fool you. Ceviche Peruvian Kitchen is your plane ticket to Peru and its culinary world—not only in the kitchen but on the streets, with its street food recipes; in the bar, with its drink recipes; in the Peruvian bakery, with its dessert recipes; as well as salad recipes, meat recipes, and so much more.
And the accompanying photographs… well… they are beautiful postcards that will make your heart yearn for the sweet smell of mangoes, the beautiful music of the ocean waves, and the freshest seafood that will bring tears of delight to your eyes. Everything you would ever need to bring Peru to your kitchen is in this cookbook at your fingertips—everything except Martin Morales and his cutting board.
This cookbook is exactly what this island girl needed. The winter nights have slowly replaced the fall nights, and summer is just a faded memory. This cookbook transported me back home to my favorite island kitchen.
Of course, a cookbook review wouldn’t be complete without some kitchen testing. As always, a special thank you to my volunteers—choosing recipes and taste-testing is always such a stressful job!
I decided to go off the beaten path and try something different instead of the famous Don Ceviche. Although we will be cooking our way through this entire cookbook, so stay tuned for more blog posts. I decided to try a salad recipe, Ceviche de Mango (Mango Ceviche), and this recipe will have you running to the bookstore for this cookbook. In addition, I tried a street food recipe, Bolas de Yuca (Cassava & Cheese Croquettes), and of course, a drink recipe, Toro Mata. In case you didn’t know, Toro Mata is the name of a popular Afro-Peruvian song.
You can also read an excerpt of the cookbook by following this link:
If you want to bring Peru into your kitchen, then this is definitely the cookbook for you. If you are fortunate enough to be in Soho, London, check out Martin Morales’s restaurant Ceviche Peruvian Kitchen or its sister restaurant Andina in Shoreditch, London. You can also find Martin Morales cooking some of his famous dishes on YouTube:
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