Forwarding here FAO's announcement of release of the Millets Recipe Book. You may recall mention of the Chefs Challenge earlier this year - well, apparently recipes received in that event are included here. You'll find 23 recipes under four categories (starters, main dishes, snacks, and desserts), along with a good introduction that includes profiles of a dozen millets. Total length including front & back matter is 73 pages.

Overall, this is a very nice production, showing the versatility of millets, and it responds to the question one often gets when discussing millets - "How do you cook them?" The only issue I noted is that some recipes call for "millet" or "millets" without saying which one to use - not a small matter considering the different taste of various millets, and possibly different cooking or baking characteristics.

Anyway, check it out at the link given in the announcement below.

DO, EL, MI, US

NAMA

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From: International-Year-Millets@fao.org <International-Year-Millets@fao.org>
Date: Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 5:51 AM
Subject: [millets] IYM Millets Recipe Book
To: Millets <millets@dgroups.org>

RICH IN HERITAGE, FULL OF POTENTIAL.

International Year of Millets 2023

It is with great pleasure that we announced the release of the Millets Recipe Book!

Celebrating the IYM 2023, FAO has featured traditional and innovative millet recipes from the Global Chefs Challenge<https://www.fao.org/millets-2023/the-iym2023-global-chefs-challenge/en> by chefs and hobby cooks across the world in this Millets recipe book, highlighting the incredible versatility of these ancient grains, and offering culinary inspiration from unique millet creations. From starters to main courses, desserts and snacks, each recipe is a testament to the endless possibilities that millets can offer.

Explore the Millets Recipe Book here: https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc8019en available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish and the web version here: https://www.fao.org/millets-2023/recipe-book/en.

To further spread the word, we have also started the promotion on FAO's channels, including a teaser on Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzbTiYeo3qq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D> and videos from some of the chefs. Feel free to share this exciting news with your networks and community. Let's make millets a delicious and sustainable part of our meals!

When promoting the #IYM2023, make sure to use the official hashtags and material from the Trello Board<https://trello.com/b/QS57nGoh/international-year-of-millets-2023>, which is being populated each week with new social media material.

Thank you for your continued support and for sharing this information within your networks.

Our team is always available to discuss any ideas you have.

Please visit the IYM website<https://www.fao.org/millets-2023/en> and for any queries write to International-Year-Millets@fao.org<mailto:International-Year-Millets@fao.org>.

Best wishes for the next year and warm regards,

The IYM Secretariat