<b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 ANDRE SIMON BEST COOKBOOK AWARD</b><b>_______________</b><b>The<i> BBC Radio 4 Food Programme</i> Books of the Year 2022</b><b><i>The Observer New Review</i> Books of the Year 2022</b><b><i>The Telegraph</i> Top Cookbooks of 2022<i>The Financial Times</i> Top 5 Cookbooks of 2022</b><i><b>The Week</b></i><b>Best food books of 2022</b><b><i>Delicious Magazine </i>Best Cook Books of 2022</b><b>_______________</b><b>''Melissa captures her love of food and its roots deliciously'' </b>- Ainsley Harriott<i>Motherland</i> is a cookbook that charts the history of the people, influences and ingredients that uniquely united to create the wonderful patchwork cuisine that is Jamaican food today. There are recipes for the classics, like <b>saltfish fritters</b>, <b>curry goat</b> and <b>patties</b>, as well as Melissa¿s own twists and family favourites, such as:<b>Oxtail nuggets with pepper sauce mayo</b><b>Ginger beer prawns</b><b>Smoky aubergine rundown</b><b>Sticky rum