If you want to try your hand at cuisines from around the world, and add some adventure to daily meals, This is the book for your. Robin Robertson, takes you on a journey all over the world with simplified recipes that are easy to make and easy to like!
The recipes are categorized by region, Europe (Italy, France, Spain and Portugal , Greece, Eastern, British Isles), Americas (US, Mexico, Caribbean, South), Africa, Middle East, India, Asia (China, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Vietnam).
Each region includes appetizers, main courses, side dishes and desserts. There is a global pantry in the beginning with helpful tips. There are gorgeous pictures sprinkled throughout the book.
There are dietary options with every recipe. Gluten free, soy free, low or no oil. The back of the book also has the recipes categorized according to the dietary restrictions.
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The book is a gem in the cookbook collection. Where else would you find so many countries and their cuisines being covered in one place!
I have my eyes on the Brazilian Feijoada, Mojito roasted sweet potatoes, Spanakopita tart, Portobellos with Bearnaise Sauce. Sicilian Cauliflower, Spicy Lemon Chickpeas – buticha and all the Ethiopian dishes of course.
And the Umbrian Lentil Salad, Kung Pao Eggplant and Seitan, Banh Mi Spring Rolls, Sesame-Spinach Donburi, and so many more recipes and so much to learn! There is Papri Chaat, Momos, Hakka noodles and many more Indian recipes!
We tried the Bibimbap, so good! and the baked eggplant fries. Eggplant should always be made into fries and the tzatziki sauce balances it out beautifully.
Keep an eye on #veganwithoutborders on Instagram to catch all the awesome food being cooked from the book!
Look at these gorgeous Pina colada squares!
Photographs other than Bibimbap are by Sara Remington
The layout and design of the book is gorgeous and easy on the eyes. The recipes are written very clearly so you don’t have to re-read them again and again (which of course I am trying to learn from Robin’s books 🙂 ).
Plan each week to explore a new country and their cuisine with this book! The book has a great balance of mostly easy and some involved recipes. The recipes keep you interested to try more of the particular cuisine without being overwhelming. When you think that there possibly cannot be another book to add to your collection, Robin proves you wrong 🙂
Bibimbap
Serves 4
GLUTEN-FREE SOY-FREE OPTION QUICK AND EASY
Bibimbap, literally “stirred or mixed rice,” features a variety of vegetables and is flavored with the spicy Korean chili paste known as Gochujang. This dish is typically made with white sticky rice, but I prefer to use brown rice because it is more nutritious. Bibimbap is frequently served topped with a fried egg, which is obviously omitted from this vegan version. Swapping coconut aminos for the soy sauce will make this recipe soy free.
3 tablespoons gochujang paste (Korean chili paste)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
1 teaspoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon agave nectar
1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or other neutral oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into matchsticks
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 cups shredded green cabbage
1 carrot, coarsely shredded
1 cup thinly sliced white or shiitake mushrooms
3 cups cooked brown rice
½ English cucumber, peeled and cut into matchsticks
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Method:
In a bowl, combine the kochujang paste, soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar, and agave. Stir to mix well. Set aside.
Heat the grapeseed oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the cabbage and carrots and stir-fry for 2 minutes longer. Stir in the mushrooms and stir-fry for 1 minute, then add the reserved sauce and cook, stirring to coat. Add the cooked rice and cook, stirring, until well mixed and heated through. To serve, spoon the rice and vegetable mixture into bowls and top with cucumber and sesame seeds. Serve extra kuchujang sauce and soy sauce on the side.
From Vegan Without Borders: Easy Everyday Meals from Around the World by Robin Robertson, Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC
Baked Eggplant Fries with Tzatziki sauce. Above.
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Ethiopia! Thank you so much for the giveaway.
Michelle
I love to make anything Mexican
Melissa K.
Ethiopian is on my list! This book looks woNDERFUL!
Nora
Turkish and Persian for me!
fran
would love to try some of these recipes
sandra w
Thai recipes are of interest to me.
Mary Syrenne
I’d love to learn more about African cuisine. I’ve dabbled with Ethiopian, but want more!
Julie
Robin Robertson’s “1,000 Vegan Recipes” was the very first vegan cookbook I bought 3 years ago when I stopped eating animal products. I am excited that she has written a cookbook with recipes from around the world since I rely heavily on her book that I already own! South American and Middle Eastern cuisines sound wonderful to me:) Thank you for having this giveaway!
Lynsi
Hold the phone, kung pao eggplant? *drool*
Linda
Always looking for new, interesting vegan recipes and ideas!
Mary Buzzell
The recipe looks delicious. Would love to win a copy of the book. 🙂 Thanks for the offer.
Rebekah
I actually was looking for the children’s book (“Bee Bim-Bop”) as a gift for my new Chinese niece, when I stumbled on this post. Now I can read to her and cook for her also!
Holly E
Thai food sounds yummy.
jaya
i love all food from around the Mediterranean region : Greece, morocco, Italy, Turkey, etc.
Michaela
I would love to learn more about African dishes. It’s something I know close to nothing about and would love to learn more about!
Beth
I’d love to learn how to make Vietnamese food! I had this amazing tofu, tomato, and onion dish in a Vietnamese restaurant in Denver, and if I could make anything close to a replicant of that, I’d be so happy. 🙂
Purnima Barve
Vegan Thai food.
Martha
This looks amazing! I love getting inspiration in the kitchen from other cultures. I’ve lived in Italy and other European countries for a while now, so have slowly started mastering some areas here – I’d love to learn about African influences and more from the Middle-East too!
Kathleen
Italian 🙂
Susan
India!
Lesli
All cuisines interest me! The great thing about being vegan is the awesome cultures who have great vegan foods and new and interesting spices!
Terri Cole
I love so many different cuisines, but it’s Ethiopian that I would really like to learn how to cook!
Connie
These recipes look great. I’d love to add this book to my vegan cookbook collection.
Kathy
Robin Robertson has done it again. I LOVE her recipes. I can not wait to try this cookbook!
Maureen Koplow
I love food from every culture, but I’d really like to learn more about African cuisine. Whether it’s Ethiopian or Moroccan or Tunisian or any of the other countries, I think the flavors of Africa are delicious and I’d love to learn how to prepare them.
Marcy
I love middle eastern food, but would truly LOVE to have this book to try everything.
Yumm!
Sally
Looks like an amazing book! India would be a favorite, but I’d like to know more about African and Vietnamese as well.
Becca F
I’d love to learn about Persian food since my boyfriend is Persian
Ellen Lederman
Mediterrasian for me! Mediterranean (Greek, Italian, Lebanese) and/or Asian (equal opportunity: Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, etc.).
Would love to win this. As someone who hates the Standard American Diet, I so much prefer other cuisines. There’s a local Meetup group that explores ethnic restaurants (Atlanta has more than you’d think), but I can’t do it since they order family style (which means almost every dish is meatcentric). So if I win this, I’ll just stay home and cook (which is mostly what I do anyway, but this would expand the repertoire!).
Claire T
I would love to learn more about Thai and Indian cuisines.
Sara
I hadn’t even thought of making Korean food at home! Great idea!!
Brad G
I love discovering food from other countries!!! Sounds amazing!!
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Where to get the gochujang sauce? I love Robin Robertson’s cookbooks and am repeatedly amazed by her prolific and wonderful cookbook catalog.
Richa
asian stores or online. i usually get it online on amazon , iherb, vitacost. abesmarket.
Alyson
Love your photography! It’s beautiful.
I live in Seattle too. What stores sell this paste here?
Thanks!
Jackie
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! This made me so happy! I LOVE Korean food but there aren’t any Korean restaraunts around me and a lot of the food just isn’t the same without egg in it (last time I had korean i was not vegan) I totally want to check out this book!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors
wow these dishes sound amazing bid have to say Id love to see the European dishes
Lisa Peloquin
Greek… 🙂 yumm
heather
I would love to learn about the pizza.
Kim
I would love to learn some easy Indian recipes! Thanks!
Chris
Africa! I just had Ethiopian food for the first time and I want to learn more about African food.
Ashley
This book sounds fantastic! I can’t decide if I’d start with a Greek or Vietnamese recipe… I’ll have to get my hands on a copy & see which looks easier!! Thanks for the recipe & giveaway!
Maranda
Greece! I would love the Spanakopita recipe.
Ashlee
This recipe looks absolutely to die for! I am obsessed with other country’s food and food culture. I love when I find good vegan recipes that are originated in our countries. If I don’t win this, I may just have to buy this book anyways!
I did recently stop cooking with oil, so does it have oil alternatives or can these recipes that call for oil be made without oil?
Richa
there are lots of recipes in the book with that are either no-oil or have no-oil option.
Some recipes don’t have the option mentioned though, but you can make them without if you generally do. Some recipes might not work as well without some oil, for eg. sesame oil might me an important flavor in the recipe
Constance
Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Italian–yum! Can’t wait!
Jacky
Japanese!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
This cookbook was made for me! I’d love to learn more about Japanese cuisine!
Kate
There area few different cuisines I’d love to know more about, but Vietnamese definitely. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Robyn
I want to learn how to make Greek and Thai food!! Yum
Danielle
I’m going to go with Greece. We have a quaint little Greek restaurant in town that has fabulous food. I’d love to learn more about the cuisine and make some dishes at home. Thanks!
Neeta
Hi Richa!
I love this!
Just a note, it is “Gochujang.” I use this all the time & adore it!
You are fabulous! Such an inspiration to the Vegan community!