(Marianas) Gerard & Mary Aflague. Chamoru Cuisine: A Marianas Cultural Legacy

Illus. with color photographs. Pictorial boards. First Edition. Highlands Ranch, CO: Blue Wave Press, [2020].

CHAMORU CUISINE: A Marianas Cultural Legacy is an award-winning cookbook (Gourmand World Cookbook Awards) that reflects the CHamoru culture of Guam, Saipan, Rota, and Tinian. 

Authors Gerard and Mary Aflague, formerly from the island of Guam, craft a family legacy from their parents and World War II survivors Lorenzo and Julia Aflague. Their book highlights the CHamoru culture and hundreds of island recipes from the Marianas. Enjoy reading their legacy, pass along a beautiful CHamoru history, and share tasty recipes with family and friends

CHAMORU CUISINE features:

-Origins of a CHamoru family legacy
-Narratives about preserving and passing on the CHamoru culture
-Overview of the Marianas
-Maps of Guam, Rota, Tinian, and Saipan
-Stories of CHamoru culture
-Narratives about the CHamoru people
-A story about the CHamoru fiesta
-A prayer before meals and the Lord's prayer in CHamoru and English
-Phrases used in the kitchen in CHamoru and English
-Pencil drawings of Marianas life from an 1800s Russian artist
-Narratives and vintage photos about CHamoru culinary practices
-Colorful photographs of the land and sea in the Mariana islands
-A brief history of CHamoru cuisine
-Illustrated ingredients in English and CHamoru
-Helpful kitchen tips
-100+ CHamoru and island-inspired recipes
-Guides for meat doneness and temperature settings
-Culinary terms and definitions in CHamoru and English
-Calendars for harvesting fruits and vegetables in the Marianas
-Index
-Notes pages

Recipes in this book were prepared and photographed in the Aflagues' test kitchen. They were crafted in keeping with the flavors one would expect from CHamoru cooking. Among the hundreds of home and fiesta style recipes, the Aflagues included a handful of their own tropical-themed dishes.

Bumpiung to lower corners, else very good.

(60, black spine with white lettering)