Copeland Marks (1921–1999)

Indonesian cuisine, influenced by traders, pirates, vagabonds, and adventurers from many lands, is a multi-cultural experience guaranteed to satisfy the most reckless palate. From word-of-mouth recipes, Marks has compiled a book of exotic recipes easily duplicated in the average American kitchen. 35 illustrations.

The only book devoted exclusively to this subject in English.

This book has a recipe for Guinea Pig stew. There can't be too much meat on a guinea pig so I guess it's just an appetizer.

Very few books cover this cuisine, so i may be rating this more highly than it deserves. I have one other that i got in the late 1970s written by a Burmese who came to the US as a student, "Cook and Entertain the Burmese Way" by Mi Mi Khaing. Clearly she was in an area that had limited access to Asian and Southeast Asian foodstuffs, because so many recipes are not quite authentic. Marks's book is definitely better.