P&O Cruises' New Cookbook Provides a Taste of Holidays at Sea

Tuesday July 26, 2011

Australians can now enjoy a taste of cruising in their own home, with P&O Cruises producing its first ever cookbook – aptly named holidays.

Featuring more than 60 delicious recipes from the Australian cruise line's culinary team, the cookbook is a celebration of the transformation of P&O Cruises' food and wine offering.

Following a massive overhaul three years ago, the cruise line's fleet now features a contemporary menu specifically designed for the Australian palate and built around Australian and New Zealand produce and local wines.

The emphasis on freshness and flavour is evident throughout holidays, with recipes ranging from macadamia nut pancakes with mango and maple syrup to wagyu burgers and spatchcock with eggplant salad.

Holidays also offers delicious desserts – from amaretti baked peaches to apple tarte tatin - alongside cocktail and canap options such as lychee mojitos and mustard and sesame seared tuna loin with wasabi.

P&O Cruises Corporate Executive Chef Uwe Stiefel said the holidays collection featured the cruise line's signature dishes and passenger favourites.

'Australians and New Zealanders love their food – they love to try different tastes and they love to eat well on their holidays so our cuisine is a very important part of the cruise experience,'; Uwe said.

'Each of our four ships has more than 90 chefs, patissiers and bakers onboard who take delivery of close to 100 tonnes of produce every cruise and work around the clock to deliver delicious meals to everyone on board. The results are in this cookbook.';

With multiple restaurants offering an array of food from breakfast until late each day, Uwe';s team oversees more than 16,000 recipes.

'It was hard to choose 60 for our book, but we have selected an array of our passengers'; top dishes so that people can now enjoy our food at home as well as onboard our ships.';

Passenger favourites included in holidays include pork belly with scallops and red pepper pesto, coral trout with lentil salad and butter sauce, and cookies and cream cheesecake.

'The recipes are delicious but they are also easy to prepare– after all if you';re on holidays you don';t want to spend all your time in the kitchen!'; Uwe said.

holidays is priced at $40 and is available onboard P&O Cruises'; ships.

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