I have been intrigued by the idea of a caramel cake ever since I got Tessa Kiros' new book Piri-Piri Starfish : Portugal Found . In all honesty, I was intrigued by the idea of Tessa K. writing a book about the food of Portugal, when one knows that she lives in Italy. You'd think : who needs Portugal when one has Tuscany? Portugal is not so popular in the food world and as far as I know, not much of its food heritage has made it outside of its border. It seems she traveled there for a few months with the intent of writing a book. Well, if a publisher offered me the same choice, I sure wouldn't decline. Anyway, as I know myself, having been twice to Portugal, once on a little backpacking tour, and once for a short package holiday, the land is largely undiscovered (by tourists), apart from a few hyper touristic spots, and has wonderful old towns, kind people and great food. Not in an in-your-face show-offy sort of way, rather in a rustic, simple and authentic fashion. When the...
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