by NadaSaleh (Author)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: Robson Books Ltd
Published: Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 1861054467
ISBN 13: 9781861054463
Book Overview: Lebanese-born and raised Nada Saleh brings a tantalising glimpse of Middle Eastern life, customs and flavours in this seductive cookery book. Exotic herbs and spices mingle with beans, cracked wheat, meat and sweets to stimulate the taste buds. Familiar foods such as tabbouleh, houmous and musakka mix with the unknown: mishmishiya (lamb and broad beans in yoghurt), baba ghanouj (aubergine dip) and noville (chicken and tagliatelle). The names of the recipes alone conjure up images of a far away land in a different time, full of secret customs and folklore. This romanticism is carried through in Nada's writing, each section being introduced with her childhood and family reminiscences and local tales. Travelling through Lebanon, Syria and Turkey, Nada gleaned these recipes from local people, using local produce which, thanks to today's commercialism, are now available worldwide. Her approach ensures that the food is typical of its origin and prepared and cooked in the traditional way. Delightful black and white line drawings accompany the text together with luscious photographs placed at intervals throughout making it a most attractive book with which to decorate your kitchen. For anyone seeking to spice up their cooking in more ways than one, or who wants to capture that elusive Middle Eastern taste, this is the book for you. Enter Nada's world of Seductive Flavours of the Levant . - Lucy Watson (Temporary)