Festa! The Adega Cookbook
Milu dos Santos
Phambili
BOOK REVIEW

I was lucky enough to attend the launch of this book, where we were treated to delicious Adega signature dishes – the recipes of which are available in this re-released, new-look cookbook. Now we can re-create Adega’s own brand of Portuguese dishes, with African influences in its cuisine.

The recipes are easy-to-follow, with easy-to-adjust quantities – one of the dishes I tried that really impressed me was chicken liver paté. We all know chicken liver pate, and it can all taste same old, same old, but this paté was delicious and different – the flavour was gorgeous and it was incredibly quick to make. I then tried a very simple dish of salmon with orange, with a hint of the oriental – as I understand it the Portuguese travels were so far and diverse that their cuisine took on an oriental touch in some cases. In this recipe, orange is blended with soy sauce and chilli and really enhances the delicate salmon beautifully. Aside from the recipes, Festa! is inspiring in that it shows how an establishment can naturally extend their brand in the form of a cookbook – and one as successful as this can only cement a loyal customer base.

Review by Karen Scholtz, Training Manager of the Southern Sun Centre for Culinary Excellence

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