Havana Salsa

With more than 70 mouthwatering recipes, this is the vibrant memoir of Viviana Carballo and her childhood growing up in Cuba. In this collection of stories about her extended family, Carballo recalls the 1940s and 1950s when Havana was a nonstop party, and food and music defined the culture, until Fidel Castro took power in 1959, and she was forced to leave Cuba. With each family memory, Carballo showcases the food of her culture and a delectable recipe, beginning with her childhood in...
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With more than 70 mouthwatering recipes, this is the vibrant memoir of Viviana Carballo and her childhood growing up in Cuba. In this collection of stories about her extended family, Carballo recalls the 1940s and 1950s when Havana was a nonstop party, and food and music defined the culture, until Fidel Castro took power in 1959, and she was forced to leave Cuba. With each family memory, Carballo showcases the food of her culture and a delectable recipe, beginning with her childhood in the forties (calabasa fritters, sweet plaintain tortillas, and oxtail stew), through the sensual fifties (roast shoulder of lamb, Cuban bouillabaisse), and then the first 18 months of Castro¿s revolution (mango pie, tamal encazuela, and papas con chorizo).