This book is SO good! Anybody going camping, staying local, this is an absolute MUST!' Zoe Ball, iRadio 2ibbri ibbr'I LOVE THIS BOOK' Chris Evans, iVirgin Radio Breakfast Showibbribribi'Wilderness Chef iis a poetic meditation on escape and cooking elegant food in the wild' Phil Robinson, iThe Timesibr bbr'This cookbook should be your top pick for flavoursome food in the open air'i METROibbr bbr'Packed with ideas and simple, tasty and largely healthy [food]' ii newspaperibbr bbr'Ingenious ways to conjure a feast whether you?re out camping, on a long hike or enjoying a day at the beach'i The SunibbrbrbThe first cookbook from outdoors legend Ray Mears, iWilderness Chef ishows you how to cook delicious, flavoursome food in the open air, whether in the wilderness or your own garden.bbrbrRay Mears has spent his life travelling the world, living with and learning from trackers, adventurers and indigenous peoples in the desert, the rainforests and the Arctic north. In this book he shares a delicious array of his most popular recipes, tried-and-tested for all levels of skill and in all conditions whether in the garden or the wild, from quick and tasty meals to opulent gourmet feasts. br brOpening with advice on setting up your outdoor kitchen, Ray shows how to light a fire, cook in ashes and leaves, steam, smoke and build a simple ground oven. brbrHe then shares his fabulous and enjoyable recipes, including:brbr- easy ideas that children and grownups can try (campfire s'mores, wilderness hot dog, egg on a stick) br- gourmet meals (Italian hunter's rabbit, succulent split-stick roasted salmon) br- recipes learned from bushmen and indigenous peoples (ipotjiekosi, canoe country pancakes, fragrant and intense Gurkha curry)br brWoven throughout are colourful stories of Ray?s cooking around the world, from baking a birthday cake using ingredients sourced in the rainforest, to pulling a giant u leg drumstick out of a ground oven built by a Pitjantjatjara elder in the Central Australian desert. brbriGather round an open fire. Share delicious food inspired by the outdoors and infused with age-old wisdom. This is living. This is the way of the wilderness chef.i
