Fusao
Untraditional Recipes Inspired by Brasil
Published on 2. September 2025
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-62371-588-5 (ISBN)
Description
Delve into the bright, vibrant food of Brazil with Ixta Belfrage, author of Mezcla and co-author of Ottolenghi's Flavor.
Fusão means fusion in Portuguese and reflects bestselling author Ixta Belfrage’s multicultural heritage, born to a Brazilian mother and an English father. It also describes Brazilian cuisine: a vibrant fusion of indigenous, Portuguese and West African influences that incorporates inspiration from diverse immigrant populations.
Brazil is vast and breathtaking and defies being fully captured. Through imaginative ingredient combinations and a passion for food that should be shared, Ixta brings a glimpse of Brazil to the table with stunning photography from her travels and personal stories intertwined with delicious recipes. Sun-soaked and bursting with flavor, this is food to excite and inspire!
Fusão means fusion in Portuguese and reflects bestselling author Ixta Belfrage’s multicultural heritage, born to a Brazilian mother and an English father. It also describes Brazilian cuisine: a vibrant fusion of indigenous, Portuguese and West African influences that incorporates inspiration from diverse immigrant populations.
Brazil is vast and breathtaking and defies being fully captured. Through imaginative ingredient combinations and a passion for food that should be shared, Ixta brings a glimpse of Brazil to the table with stunning photography from her travels and personal stories intertwined with delicious recipes. Sun-soaked and bursting with flavor, this is food to excite and inspire!
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Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Publishing group
Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 195 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1274 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62371-588-5 (9781623715885)
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Persons
Ixta Belfrage spent her youth absorbing food traditions in Italy, Mexico and Brazil. She began her culinary career at Ottolenghi's NOPI restaurant, before moving to the Test Kitchen, where she worked for Yotam Ottolenghi for five years, contributing to his columns in the Guardian and The New York Times. Ixta was Yotam's co-author on bestselling Flavor (2020) before publishing her first solo cookbook: MEZCLA (2022), which was nominated for "best international cookbook" at the James Beard Awards. MEZCLA was named one of the best cookbooks of 2022 by Bon Appétit, Saveur, Delish, Epicurious, Amazon, The Independent and more. Ixta has collaborated with the Culinary Institute of America, Food 52 and Cherrybombe among others, and is a contributing editor at Elle Magazine.