Motherland

Reviews / Votes

'A beautifully personal love letter to the glorious food of Jamaica, and the people and their history which has shaped it. This fabulous book will keep me very busy' * Jay Rayner * 'In Motherland, Melissa Thompson gives us a different view of Jamaican cooking: one from the other side of the Atlantic. She gives us a vivid history of the country and of her connections to it. Alongside the mouth-watering recipes, there's family history and anecdote and a glossary to aid novices. It is a masterful work and a must for any lover of the food of Jamaica and the Caribbean region or simply anyone who loves good food' * Dr Jessica Harris, author of High on the Hog * 'Melissa captures her love of food and its roots deliciously' * Ainsley Harriott * 'Recipes that draw you to the kitchen and a story that expands your world' * Sheila Dillon * 'Melissa Thompson's Motherland is a truly exceptional book, telling the story of Jamaica through its food, which cannot be separated from its history. About this Thompson is direct and - rightly - unsparing, and yet she manages to bring such joy at the same time: this is a true celebration of Jamaican food and Jamaica, not an airbrushed, whitewashed version. I marvel at this book, a beautiful product itself: it manages to combine a matter-of-fact honesty and illuminating attention to detail with such warmth and joy and - this is, after all a cookbook - deep deliciousness' * Nigella Lawson * 'The story of Jamaica, its people and the culinary influences it has absorbed, flows through and around the recipes' * Diana Henry * 'A beautifully eclectic collection of recipes that reflect the African, Asian, Indigenous and European roots of Jamaican food' * Delicious Magazine * 'Tracing the history of Jamaican food in a delicious fashion' * The Glasgow Herald * 'A standout cookbook' * The Daily Telegraph *