This gloriously illustrated coffee table cookbook is not only a recipe book of 150 first-rate recipes, it is also a story of our nation's history, of both indigenous and western societies. Not the traditional bush tucker-type recipe book at all, it has sophisticated, mouth-watering recipes with exquisite photography by John Hay, a leading food photographer.
Andrew Dwyer has a passion for food and traveling and combining both loves; he runs expeditions through Australia's heartland.
Robustly road tested, who would have thought one could cook Lemon Chicken with couscous or chocolate almond figs poached in port? The recipes not only work superbly well in Outback Australia but also can be transferred to the home kitchen with ease.
The book also gives practical advice for outback travelers, including food & sundry items, what to pack, how to pack it, the best equipment, how to store and carry it.
There are also excellent pullout boxes and stories amongst the recipes which give histories of certain areas in Australia including the Simpson Desert, Oodnadatta Track, Coober Pedy, Adelaide, Uluru, Port Augusta, Longreach QLD, Birdsville Track.
