GOLD winner in the 2023 Taste Canada Awards in the Regional / Cultural Cookbooks

In her book Racines, Fisun Ercan invites the reader to follow her culinary journey from her homeland in Turkey to her adopted nation of Quebec.

This book was created at Bika, over the course of an entire year, following the rhythm of the seasons. Fisun offers us a collection of simple recipes that let the ingredients express themselves in their purest nature. Her recipes are created with harmony with nature, sustainability and seasonality in mind.

“We talk a lot about making changes in our lives, getting out of our routine. In my opinion, eating locally and seasonally is a way to do this. Our table and the way we cook are constantly renewing themselves as the crops change.”

– Fisun Ercan

Racines has received many accolades, including the following:

Eater Montreal – Chef Fisun Ercan’s New Cookbook and Culinary Memoir Taps Her Farm-to-Table Roots

In French:

Le Devoir – Les « racines » de Fisun Ercan

La Presse – Les saisons de Fisun Ercan

Le Soleil – Fisun Ercan, entre racines et enracinement

Elle Québec – Rencontre avec Fisun Ercan: une femme terre à terre

Zeste – Les 7 nouveautés gourmandes à découvrir ce mois-ci

La Presse – Les saisons de Fisun Ercan

Metro – Baklava revisité aux pommes, érable et pistaches

Mission Cuisine Urbaine – Racines: Le double héritage turc et québécois de la cheffe Fisun Ercan

La Tribune – Une cuisine ancrée aux racines

Chatelaine – Les femmes qui nourrissent le Québec : Fisun Ercan

Coup d’oeil- Saint-Blaise: la cheffe Fisun Ercan vous invite à reconnecter avec la terre

HRI Mag – Fisun Ercan, une cuisine turque du QuébecRacines is a Renaud Bray favourite. It is on sale in all bookstores in Quebec and at Bika.