Middle Eastern Cookery

Arto der Haroutunian

Mar 2009 · Grub Street Publishers

About this ebook

“Peppered with anecdotes on life, food, and Middle Eastern culture, this book will provide real foodies with a classic they can enjoy for years to come” (The Oxford Time).
 
This wide-ranging treasury of recipes from the Middle East—with dishes from the plains of Georgia to Afghanistan, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Persia, and Armenia—is a wonderful tour of rich culinary traditions that has become a modern classic, guiding us first around the mezzeh table and then leading us on to soups, salads, savories, pilafs, kebabs, casseroles, and grills that make the best use of meat, fish, and poultry.
 
Middle Eastern Cookery explains the different spices that are favored by different countries—mint for Armenia, cumin for Iran, and more—and with each recipe comes a piece of history or a fable, making this book an enjoyable reading experience as well as an incomparable and comprehensive cookbook.
 

Ratings and reviews

Fantastic book, I have hard copy and I love it,am going to get e book to so I can take with me easily, so many authentic and beautiful recipes, no pictures, but with Internet you can look up picture, the recipes are worth it.

About the author

Arto der Haroutunian died in 1987 at the untimely age of forty-seven. He is survived by his wife and son who still live in Manchester. As well as his passion for cooking, he was a painter of international reputation who exhibited all over the world. His other interests included composing music and translating Turkish, Arab, Persian, and Armenian authors. He was a true polymath.