Nostradamus, best known for his prophecies, published a cookbook in 1555 while the oldest surviving cookbook in English is believed to be ‘The Forme of Cury’, circa 1390. Moving to the present day, despite the wide array of recipes online and a drop in book sales globally the cookery book remains a popular purchase for foodies across the globe. For many the dishes of their cookery book of choice evoke nostalgic memories or conjure up the flavours of far-flung places. The UK’s Independent newspaper described the cookbook as an ‘escapist experience’, offering both inspiration and pleasure, in addition to handy recipes.
One super source of pre-owned cookery classics in Dar is the Hassan Maajar Trust stall at Oysterbay Farmer’s Market which is held on the last Saturday of every month at the Oysterbay shopping centre. It has some 500 second-hand cookery publications from Tsh. 2000 to 20,000. These bargains come from across the world and will help you prepare everything from Asian noodles to chocolate fondant.
The Trust raises funds to provide school desks and other furniture and learning equipment for schools in Tanzania.
For more information visit http://hassanmaajartrust.blogspot.com/
