• Eurydice on August 26, 2010

  A lot of these recipes are based on European or Asian traditional dishes but with a zany Australian twist, sometimes using "bush tucker" ingredients. Ian Parmenter took advice from the National Heart Foundation of Australia so the recipes are healthy as well as tasty. The recipe names are very whimsical which can be annoying. I prefer "Consuming passions ; the complete collection" which covers the first 3 series of the TV show and includes many of the recipes in this book.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Chicken couscous (Chicken tagine)

  • Eurydice on July 23, 2013

    One of the best chicken tagines if you prefer them without sweet ingredients and like lots of veggies. I use chicken pieces instead of chopping up the chicken and add more of the spices.

• Pork kebabs

  • JLDuck on December 21, 2019

    Delicious. A long marinade is essential. Fiddly to make but worth the effort.