Veg-table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals

一本讓人驚艷的蔬菜料理寶典！

踏入《Veg-table》的世界，體驗超過五十種蔬菜的獨特魅力。暢銷書《The Flavor Equation (食物風味聖經)》、《Season》的作者 Nik Sharma 最新力作－ Sharma 以其對蔬菜的深入研究、攝影技巧及烹飪藝術，帶領讀者探索蔬食的奧秘。

融合了《The Flavor Equation》的科學深度以及《Season》的私廚料理，《Veg-table》為讀者帶來一場前所未有的蔬菜烹飪體驗。本書介紹了五十多種蔬菜，揭示了它們的起源、生物特性和獨特之處，按植物家族分章，包含了儲存、挑選與烹飪方法。

Sharma 更首次公開其獨創的義大利麵料理，如「西蘭花味噌義大利麵」、「紅蔥頭辣蘑菇義大利麵」，以及葷素搭配的佳餚，如「日式炸雞與罌粟籽涼拌高麗菜」、「綠咖哩菠菜佐鮭魚」。

此外，書中的每一頁都是 Nik Sharma 的攝影作品，作者以深入淺出的插圖，為讀者提供一場視覺與味覺的雙重盛宴。無論您是 Sharma 的忠實粉絲、素食愛好者，還是想在飲食中加入蔬食元素，都能在《Veg-table》中獲得知識與靈感！


【關於作者】
尼克．夏馬（Nik Sharma）是一名作家、攝影師以及部落格「A Brown Table」的食譜發想者。「A Brown Table」擁有傲人的成就，曾獲得 Saveur、Parade、Better Homes & Gardens 等雜誌和「國際烹飪專家協會」（International Association of Culinary Professionals）「最佳部落格」的肯定。尼克．夏馬現居於美國加州洛杉磯。

From the bestselling author of The Flavor Equation and Season: A fascinating exploration of the unique wonders of more than fifty vegetables through captivating research, stunning photography, and technique-focused recipes.

"Groundbreaking, inspiring, delicious: Nik Sharma’s Veg-Table is everything I’d hoped for and more!”—Nigella Lawson, author of Cook, Eat, Repeat

Nik Sharma, blogger at A Brown Table, Serious Eats columnist, and bestselling cookbook author, brings us his most cookable collection of recipes yet in Veg-table. Here is a technique-focused repertoire for weeknight mains for cooks of all skill levels looking to add more delicious and satisfying vegetable dishes to their diet.

Combining the scientific underpinnings of The Flavor Equation with the inviting and personal recipes of Season, this book features more than fifty vegetables, revealing their origins, biology, and unique characteristics. Vegetable-focused recipes are organized into chapters by plant family, with storage, buying, and cooking methods for all. The result is a recipe collection of big flavors and techniques that are tried, true, and perfected by rigorous testing and a deep scientific lens. 

Included here are Sharma’s first-ever pasta recipes published in a cookbook: Pasta with Broccoli Miso Sauce, Shallot and Spicy Mushroom Pasta, and more. And vegetable-focused doesn’t mean strictly vegetarian; bring plants and animal protein together with delicious recipes like Chicken Katsu with Poppy Seed Coleslaw and Crispy Salmon with Green Curry Spinach. A wide variety of hot and cold soups, salads, sides, sauces, and rice-, egg-, and bean-based dishes round out this collection.

Featuring more than 100 of Sharma’s gorgeous and evocative photographs, as well as instructive illustrations, this cookbook perfectly balances beauty, intellect, and delicious, achievable recipes.

FOLLOW-UP TO TWO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOKS: Season was a finalist for a James Beard Award and an IACP award. It was on the most prominent cookbook best-of lists, including the New York Times Best Cookbooks, NPR’s Favorite Cookbooks, and Bon Appetit’s Best Cookbooks gift guide; it was also an Amazon Book of the Month. The Flavor Equation was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by the New York Times, Eater, Epicurious, Food & Wine, Forbes, Saveur, Serious Eats, Smithsonian magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, CNN Travel, The Kitchn, Chowhound, NPR, The Art of Eating 2021 longlist and many more; plus it garnered international media attention including from the Financial Times, the Globe and Mail, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times (U.K.), Delicious Magazine (U.K.), The Times (Ireland), and Vogue India. It was the winner of the Guild of U.K. Food Writers (General Cookbook). It was a finalist for the 2021 IACP Cookbook Award.

AN ESTABLISHED AUTHOR: Sharma is a regular contributor to the popular Serious Eats food platform, where his pieces on the science of flavor reach millions of readers nationwide.

UNIQUE YET ACCESSIBLE VEGGIE-FORWARD RECIPES: Not only does Sharma write recipes for every palate, but he writes them for every level of cook, from novices to seasoned chefs. This book melds his science-forward thinking with accessible yet delicious vegetable-based recipes for an engaging and unexpected combination.

Perfect for:

• Fans of Nik Sharma, Season, and The Flavor Equation
• Vegetarians and flexitarians 
• Those looking to add more plants to their diet
• Home cooks looking for a new challenge who are interested in learning more about food and flavor
• Birthday, holiday, housewarming, or graduation gift for food enthusiasts
• Fans of The Food Lab, The Flavor Bible, and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
• Readers who like the diverse, modern approach to ethnic food found in publications like Lucky Peach, Indian-ish, and Koreatown