The Complete Book of Caribbean Cooking (Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz)

M. Evans & Co, New York, 1973. Hardcover with dust jacket. Book club edition.

Spanning the varied cooking traditions of islands across the Caribbean, this wide-ranging 1973 collection is the work of Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz. A British-born writer, Ortiz developed her deep knowledge of Latin American food while living and traveling throughout the region with her diplomat husband. She became one of the earliest authoritative English-language chroniclers of its cuisines. Thorough, approachable, and deeply informed, this book remains an essential guide to the Caribbean’s shared ingredients, distinct culinary histories, and remarkably varied foodways.

Dust jacket spine discolored from sun exposure. Otherwise in excellent condition.