Curries from the Far East, South American fish dishes, Italian pasta, French bread-every country and culture has its own specialties and delicacies, ways of preparing things, and typical spices and tastes. What they all share is an ability to whet our appetite for the exotic and present us with the culinary world on a platter. And the food becomes even more delicious when we ignore the food-related borders between countries. Enter fusion cuisine, the trend of mixing the tastiest ingredients from many lands in new and exciting ways-a melting pot in the truest sense of the word. In this book, you'll discover over sixty recipes that artfully combine different influences, ingredients, and cooking traditions. Whether it's Mexicasian, Asianitalian, or Americaniean-the best of both worlds is a promise beautifully fulfilled in this delicious treat for both the eyes and the mouth.