A cookbook to read and enjoy while discovering new experiences in the kitchen. A must for anyone interested in new flavours, techniques and culinary history.

Features enchanting dishes from the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa. Divided into 12 chapters based on ingredients, this book introduces the home cook both to unusual ingredients and to unusual ways to cook with

Vinegar and sugar, dried fruit, rose water, spices from India and China, sweet wine made from raisins and dates - these are the flavors of the golden age of Arab cuisine. This book, a delightful culinary

The food of Lebanon has long been rated as one of the best cuisines of the world. Healthy, simple to prepare, full of fresh flavours and sensual aromatics, it makes great use of grains, vegetables, pulses, fruit, nuts, grill

Persia has one of the oldest and greatest cuisines in the world. This book offers recipes for Persia's variety of food, from stews to grilled kebabs to saffron rice, studded with dried fruits, to fish and salads. Stories of t

Greg Malouf returns to the land of his ancestors to explore its broad and influential cuisine. Stretching from neighbouring Persia throughout the Mediterannean to North Africa, the roots of Greg's culinary history are here in the land

The eating and preparation of food is at the heart of Sufi religious practices and beliefs, and the dishes - from preserved rose petals and snow halva, to baklava prepared with water in which oak ashes have been soaked overn

A collection of authentic recipes from one of the world's most sophisticated and ancient cuisines, including light appetisers and marinated kebabs, hearty stews and rich, golden-crusted rices, among many other dishes, all fragrant wit

Brings together some of the world's great chefs to share their favourite Turkish recipes. This cookbook includes classic Turkish recipes for falafel, kebabs and baklava, and also contains introductions to the famous wines, ra