The Legendary Cuisine of Persia
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (700 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1910690368 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Recommended for all Middle Eastern cookery collections and other larger libraries.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. This thoroughly researched work by Shaida, an English journalist who is married to an Iranian and lived in Iran for 25 years, serves as an excellent guide to a cuisine with a 3000-year-old history and far-reaching influences that have helped shape a variety of cuisines. Shaida provides dozens of recipes, many of them learned from her mother-in-law or given to her by friends and other Iranian home cooks; detailed headnotes provide culinary and cultural context, including many fascinating historical tidbits. . From Library Journal Although Persian/Iranian recipes are included in general cookbooks on the Middle East, few other books focus on Iran, and none is as comprehensive as this one
Jessica Inman said Good book, but not what I was expecting. I expected a wider variety of recipes in this book. Many Persian dishes I thought were "famous", or at least widely popular, did not have their recipes included in this book. That said, the navigation of this book was easy and clear. I do not regret buying this book. However, I will need to buy ANOTHER Persian cookbook in order to have the recipes to all the dishes I want to prepare. In short, I would recommend this book to you, but not as your only source of information on Persian food and r. Leilee Nikkhah said The best Persian cookbook in english. The recipes in Ms. Shaida's cookbook are closest to the recipes most Iranians use to prepare their meals. The histories of the foods and dishes are very interesting as well. They definitely show the time and dedication she had put to complete this very interesting book.. "very informative reading" according to toby. This book really gives a very good background to the cuisine of Persia. It is an amazing book and so interesting. Thank you.
What she takes us on is a culinary adventure, illustrating the diversity of food as represented by its many different religions Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Zoroastrian whilst explaining the many customs and traditions which make up the exotic and colorful threads in a cuisine which spans more than three thousand years.. It is now reissued in an updated and revised edition with color photographs throughout. She stayed there for 25 years and learned Persian cooking from her mother-in-law and other friends and relatives in their own kitchens. The sweetmeats and pastries are especially mouthwatering. Her love of Persian food grew even more passionate during the five years she spent researching this book. Margaret Shaida was born in England. Persian cuisine is perfectly suited to today’s style of eating - many of the dishes are vegetarian, and the marriage of sweet and savory, such as grains and pulses stewed with fruit and spices, make for unforgettable meals. She married an Iranian and went to live in her husband’s country in 1955. The Legendary Cuisine of Persia is an original and fascinating cookery book which will provide stimulation to all the senses. Persian cooking is one of the oldest and greatest cuisines of the world. It is refined, sophisticated, subtle yet distinctive, elegant and varied. Fruits, nuts, herbs and spices are combined with rice, fish and meat in combinations whose ancient influence can be found in the cooking of the Middle East, Spain a