The Higher Taste: A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma-Free Diet
1983
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKC)
A vegetarian (and "karma-free") cookbook by the organization of Hare Krishnas.
Key Takeaways:
- Presents lacto-vegetarian, Indian-influenced recipes positioned as “karma-free” food aligned with Krishna devotion.
- Explains the concept of prasadam—food first offered to the divine and then shared—as a way of sacralizing ordinary cooking and eating.
- Functions simultaneously as a cookbook and an introduction to Hare Krishna theology, using flavor and hospitality as missionary tools.