Flavors of the Middle East

Flavors of the Middle East
Author: Ghillie Basan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2014
Genre: Cooking, Middle Eastern
ISBN: 9781849754927

Aromatic, fragrant, and spicy, the flavours of the Middle East are steeped in a fascinating history, and this book chronicles the essential dishes that you would encounter should you travel these ancient lands. 65 authentic recipes make it easy to prepare an exciting aromatic feast at home.

Flavors of the Sun

Flavors of the Sun
Author: Christine Sahadi Whelan
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2021-09-05
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1452184054

A comprehensive guide to vibrant Middle Eastern ingredients, with more than 120 recipes that let them shine, from James Beard award winning Sahadi's market in Brooklyn, New York. Sumac. Urfa pepper. Halvah. Pomegranate molasses. Preserved lemons. The seasonings, staples, and spice blends used throughout the Middle East offer deliciously simple ways to transform food—once you know how to use them. In FLAVORS OF THE SUN, the people behind the iconic Brooklyn market Sahadi's showcase the versatility of these ingredients in over 120 everyday dishes, including starters, salads, soups, family-friendly meals, and desserts. With sections devoted to recipes boasting Bright, Savory, Spiced, Nutty, and Sweet accents, it offers inspiration, techniques, and intensely flavorful ways to use everything from Aleppo pepper to za'atar with confidence. Throughout, "no-recipe recipes" help build up your flavor intuition so you can effortlessly incorporate any of the featured spices, condiments, and preserves into your daily repertoire. 120 RECIPES WITH A PUNCH: From an updated take on nachos and mac and cheese to a spectacular pistachio cheesecake and tahini-enriched brownies, FLAVORS OF THE SUN features dozens of the store's most-requested dishes as well as Sahadi family favorites. Simple yet loaded with flavor, these recipes will inspire you to make these distinctive Middle Eastern ingredients essential components of your pantry. OPTIMUM VERSATILITY: Each section addresses a specific flavor profile and offers a set of essential ingredients for achieving it along with helpful tips on how to use them separately or in combination. Look-and-cook mini recipes provide even more ideas for using distinctive ingredients like tahini, Aleppo pepper, and preserved lemons to give a fresh new spin to everything from salad dressings to cocktails. EXPERT KNOWLEDGE: Family owned, Sahadi's has been a beloved resource since its founding by Abrahim Sahadi, an immigrant from Lebanon, more than 100 years ago. Now welcoming a fifth generation into the business, the Sahadi family's authentic imported goods and exhaustive knowledge continue to inspire local chefs and adventurous home cooks to taste and explore the diverse world of Middle Eastern spices and sundries. FOR FANS OF PLENTY: Much like PLENTY, this cookbook dives deep into core ingredients and provides intimate insights into flavorful spice blends like dukkah, berbere, ras el hanout, shawarma spices, and more. Each ingredient profile includes an informative buying guide so you can build your pantry like a pro. Perfect for: home cooks to seasoned chefs; fans of PLENTY; JERUSALEM; SHUK, and ZAHAV; Sahadi's loyal customers; those interested learning about spices and new ways to use them in everyday dishes

Middle Eastern Kitchen

Middle Eastern Kitchen
Author: Ghillie Basan
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2006
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780781811903

This remarkable and beautifully illustrated book describes over 75 ingredients used in Middle Eastern cooking. The cuisines covered include those of Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman; Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Influenced by the Persian, Islamic, and Ottoman Empires, these country's common culinary tradition also reveals the legacy of the Byzantine and Roman empires. The insightful texts take readers and cooks into the history and diversity of these ancient cultures, while 150 recipes allow them to put their knowledge of these ingredients to practical use. Each ingredient is broken down in sections on descriptions and tastes of the spices, historical background, and cultivation or manufacture methods. Each is illustrated with specially commissioned photographs.

A Taste of Thyme

A Taste of Thyme
Author: Sami Zubaida
Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2000
Genre: Cooking
ISBN:

Includes information on Afghanistan, alcohol, almonds, Araqi people, Azarbayjan, barley, butchers, butter, cheese, coffee, color of food, dates, eggs, Egypt, fish, Gilanis, Greece and Greeks, honey, India, Iran, Islam, Islamic Revolution, Israel, Istanbul, Kurds, Kurdistan, Lebanon, meat milk, Morocco, Ottoman Empire, Ramadan, rice, soup, sugar, Syria, Turkey and Turks, water, wine, women, yoghurt (yogurt), etc.

Jerusalem Food

Jerusalem Food
Author: Nidal Kersh
Publisher: Sterling Epicure
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Cooking, Middle Eastern
ISBN: 9781454932925

For centuries, Jerusalem has been a melting pot for a dizzying number of cultures and its cuisine reflects that diversity. This book celebrates the city's multicultural roots in a mix of popular Middle Eastern dishes, along with recipes from outside the Middle East.

Eating Out Loud

Eating Out Loud
Author: Eden Grinshpan
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0593135881

Discover a playful new take on Middle Eastern cuisine with more than 100 fresh, flavorful recipes. “Finally! Eden Grinshpan is letting us in on her secrets of her healthful and deliriously delicious cooking. Giant flavors, pops of color everywhere and dishes you’ll crave forever. It’s the Eden way!”—Bobby Flay NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY DELISH AND LIBRARY JOURNAL Eden Grinshpan’s accessible cooking is full of bright tastes and textures that reflect her Israeli heritage and laid-back but thoughtful style. In Eating Out Loud, Eden introduces readers to a whirlwind of exciting flavors, mixing and matching simple, traditional ingredients in new ways: roasted whole heads of broccoli topped with herbaceous yogurt and crunchy, spice-infused dukkah; a toasted pita salad full of juicy summer peaches, tomatoes, and a bevy of fresh herbs; and babka that becomes pull-apart morning buns, layered with chocolate and tahini and sticky with a salted sugar glaze, to name a few. For anyone who loves a big, boisterous spirit both on the plate and around the table, Eating Out Loud is the perfect guide to the kind of meal—full of family and friends eating with their hands, double-dipping, and letting loose—that you never want to end.

The Complete Middle East Cookbook

The Complete Middle East Cookbook
Author: Tess Mallos
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2007-03-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780804838764

The food of the Middle East is known for its diverse flavors and colors. Now you can enjoy all of these titillating meals in the comfort of your own home! Tess Mallos shows us how to produce delectable meals from the fascinating cultures of the Middle East, with recipes carefully tested and set out in easy to follow steps. Many of the dishes are illustrated, in 80 superb photographs. This book provides a brilliant insight into the regional dishes of Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria and an invaluable introduction to some of the lesser known cuisines of other countries in the region: Afghanistan, Armenia, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The pages in this Middle Eastern Cookbook guide the reader through the vast scope of Middle Eastern food —recipes and photographs show how to use familiar foods in new and exciting ways, while the introduction to each chapter examines the food, lifestyle and cooking methods of each country, to explain exactly how to use the right ingredients in delicious, authentic dishes. The recipes ensure that the traditional essence of each cuisine is preserved, while the instructions are given in the clearest and most accessible way for the modern cook, with guidance wherever necessary for the use of today's appliances. The basics of Middle Eastern cooking are carefully explained, and the glossary gives regional names and descriptions of a host of food and ingredients. The Complete Middle East Cookbook is a joy to read and use in the kitchen. A bestselling classic, it has been revised and enhanced with contemporary photographs, so that it will continue to delight all who seek to know and enjoy the rich and varied cuisines of the Middle East. Recipes include: Spanakopita (Spinach Pie) Koupepia (Stuffed Grape Vine Leaves) Patlicanli Pilav (Eggplant Pilaf) Samak Mashwi (Barbecued Fish With Dates) Kibbeh (Ground Lamb and Burghul) Nane Lavash (Wholemeal Flat Bread) Baklava (Almond and Cardamom Pastry

Sweet Middle East

Sweet Middle East
Author: Anissa Helou
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1452130620

The award-winning author of Mediterranean Street Food introduces readers to the sweet side of Middle Eastern cuisine with these seventy classic desserts. The seductive flavors of the Middle East have won over food lovers around the world, but the sweets of the region have remained largely unknown to Western palates—until now. Sweet Middle East, by doyenne of Middle Eastern cooking Anissa Helou, presents seventy classic desserts fragrant with spices, honey, dates, and nuts, and steeped in tradition. From Egyptian Bread Pudding to Turkish Fritters and Crispy Algerian “Crepes,” this is a delectable tour of Middle Eastern treats you won’t want to miss.

A Vegan Taste of the Middle East

A Vegan Taste of the Middle East
Author: Linda Majzlik
Publisher: Jon Carpenter Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Cookery, Middle Eastern
ISBN: 9781897766774

This collection of cookbooks interprets the savory flavors of international cuisines for the animal-free, vegan diet. Each region's most famed dishes are detailed or redesigned to be meat- and dairy-free. With recipes for appetizers, breads, salads, main courses, desserts, and drinks, each cookbook covers the entire culinary palate. The authentic taste of Middle Eastern food is reproduced in this collection of vegan recipes. Instructions for more than 100 recipes are detailed, including such flavorful dishes as hummus, falafel, pita bread, Persian naan, and orange rice pudding.

Persiana

Persiana
Author: Sabrina Ghayour
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1845339673

BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR - Observer Food Monthly Awards 2014 Persiana: the new must have cookbook. Sabrina Ghayour's debut cookbook Persiana is an instant classic.... The Golden Girl - Observer Food Monthly A celebration of the food and flavours from the regions near the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea, with over 100 recipes for modern and accessible Middle Eastern dishes, including Lamb & Sour Cherry Meatballs; Chicken, Preserved Lemon & Olive Tagine; Blood Orange & Radicchio Salad; Persian Flatbread; and Spiced Carrot, Pistachio & Coconut Cake with Rosewater Cream.