This is the first cookbook I've had where I do want to eat all the photos！ I can honestly say that my mouth was watering and I could almost smell the spices off the page。 Santosh Shah says Ayla has many meanings but to him， it means celebrations and this is indeed a celebration - of Nepal， its people， culture and of course， food - all shown through beautiful photography。There's useful explanations on ingredients and cooking techniques。 Some of the ingredients lists seem daunting at first glance This is the first cookbook I've had where I do want to eat all the photos！ I can honestly say that my mouth was watering and I could almost smell the spices off the page。 Santosh Shah says Ayla has many meanings but to him， it means celebrations and this is indeed a celebration - of Nepal， its people， culture and of course， food - all shown through beautiful photography。There's useful explanations on ingredients and cooking techniques。 Some of the ingredients lists seem daunting at first glance but actually many of the spices are ones easily found at most supermarkets and they are used in multiple recipes too。 Shah mentions websites where some of the more Nepali specific ingredients can be ordered but you could also just experiment with substituting those with more commonly found ones， which is what I've been doing。A lot of the recipes list chilli in one form or another。 I like spicy food but I've toned some of these down for the family by removing the pith and seeds from chillies and it seems to have gone down well so far with the kids。 Again， worth experimenting with amounts of chilli and tasting while cooking！ I think this is one of the things the book's inspired me to do， just experiment more。I'm a newbie to Nepali food and this book has been a lovely experience so far， inspiring me to try new things。 Beautifully presented and genuinely mouth-watering。 Really look forward to more of it！ 。。。more