Robin Robertson - Vegan Fire & Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes

Praise forVegan Fire & Spice

Hands down, the most flavorful vegan cookbook in print.Vegan Fire & Spicebrings together authentic, wonderfully spiced dishes from every continent. If youre tired of making vegan recipes that dont bring the thunder, you need this cookbook in your kitchen.

Erik Marcus, publisher of Vegan.com and author of Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, & Money

Vegan Fire & Spicehas the makings of another Robin Robertson classic. Her talent for adapting international cuisines for the everyday cook, and giving them her unique stamp, shines through in every recipe in this collection. Whether you want to infuse your repertoire with bolder flavors or enjoy healthy food thats truly incendiary, let Robin be your guide through this multi-continental journey.

Nava Atlas, author of Vegan Express and The Vegetarian Family Cookbook

Whether you like your food mildly seasoned or boldly spiced,Vegan Fire & Spiceis the go-to book for great-tasting and healthful global vegan recipes.

Neal Barnard, M.D., president of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and author of Food for Life

Vegan Fire & Spiceis like a trip around the world without leaving home. This culinary travel guide belongs in every kitchen and you dont have to stand in line to clear security.

Howard F. Lyman, author of No More Bull!

This book is filled with quick, easy, and delicious ways to make a good meal greatand also keep it healthy. And for all the Asian food I love to prepare, Robin shares a vegan fish sauce, for which the fish and I are equally thankful!

Tanya Petrovna, author of The Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook

Give your tongue 200 taste treats. Delicious fare for those who like it hot and healthy!

Ingrid Newkirk, president of PETA and author of The Compassionate Cook

WithVegan Fire & Spice, Robin Robertson presents a tour of hot and savory cooking from around the world. Robin has done the investigative work to find delicious fiery dishes from Szechuan, Thailand, India, and others, and showcases many naturally vegan dishes. She also translates non-vegan dishes using vegan ingredients, yet still honoring their original flavors.

Ken Bergeron, Vegan Certified Executive Chef and author of Professional Vegetarian Cooking

Taste the boldest flavors in the world

Mexico

Jalapeo Soup and Tacos with Salsa Fresca

The Caribbean

Jamaican Jerk-Spiced Tempeh Nuggets and Spicy Plantain Fritters

Italy

Stuffed Cherry Peppers and Pasta Puttanesca

The Middle East

Red Chile Hummus and Turkish Eggplant

Africa

North African Pumpkin Stew and Seven Vegetable Couscous

Thailand

Chile-Kissed Corn and Ginger Soup and Tofu with Thai Peanut Sauce

and many more spicy favorites from the United States, South America, Spain, India, China, Japan, Hungary, Korea, and other global hot spots.

Robin Robertson has worked with food for more than twenty-five years as a restaurant chef, cooking teacher, and food writer. She is the author of more than fifteen cookbooks, including the best-selling Vegan Planet and Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker. A long-time vegan, Robin strives to help make the world a better, more compassionate place, one recipe at a time.

Also by Robin Robertson

Quick-Fix Vegan

Party Vegan

Vegan Unplugged (co-author)

Vegan on the Cheap

1,000 Vegan Recipes

Vegan Planet

Quick-Fix Vegetarian

Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker

The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook

Carb-Conscious Vegetarian

One-Dish Vegetarian Meals

Robin Robertson

V EGAN H ERITAGE P RESS

Woodstock Virginia

Vegan Fire & Spice: 200 Sultry and Savory Global Recipes by Robin Robertson

Copyright 2008 by Robin Robertson

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, except in the context of reviews, without written permission from the publisher. This book is a thorough revision of Some Like It Hot: 200 Spicy Vegetarian Recipes from Around the World by Robin Robertson (Plume/Penguin Group, ISBN 0-452-27869-4, 1998 by Robin Robertson).

Ninth printing, April 2012

ISBN-13: 9780988949287

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Robertson, Robin (Robin G.)

Vegan fire & spice : 200 sultry and savory global recipes / Robin Robertson. -- [Rev. ed.].

p. cm.

Rev. ed. of: Some like it hot. c1998.

Includes index.

1. Vegetarian cooking. 2. Spices. I. Some like it hot. II. Title. III. Title: Vegan fire and spice.

TX837.R625 2011

641.5636--dc22

2011009938

Vegan Heritage Press books are available at quantity discounts. For information, please visit our website at www.veganheritagepress.com or write the publisher at Vegan Heritage Press, P.O. Box 628, Woodstock, VA 22664-0628.

This book is dedicated to compassionate people throughout the world who help each other, the animals, and the environment by eating a healthful plant-based diet.

I am very pleased to present Vegan Fire & Spice, the first book published by Vegan Heritage Press. The incendiary appeal of this book has been with me since 1998, when Penguin/Plume published my vegetarian title Some Like It Hot. It has been my dream ever since to publish a spicy cookbook that is completely vegan. In Vegan Fire & Spice, I have updated, improved, and veganized 175 of the original recipes from Some Like It Hot, added twenty-five totally new recipes, and provided a helpful introduction.

I think Vegan Fire & Spice is a book whose time has come. New vegan titles are published every year, but its not easy to find vegan cookbooks dedicated to the spicy cuisines. With recipes that range from piquant to scorching, Im proud to fill that gap, offering Vegan Fire & Spice to all heat-seeking vegans, vegetarians, and other savory food lovers everywhere.