A Taste of Persia is a collection of authentic recipes from one of the world’s oldest cuisines, chosen and adapted for today’s lifestyle and kitchen. Here are light appetizers and kababs, hearty stews and rich, golden-crusted rices, among many other dishes, all fragrant with the distinctive Persian use of herbs, spices and fruits. Each recipe offers clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. Most take less than an hour to prepare; many require only a few moments; many others can be made in advance. Besides its 100 recipes and 60 photographs, the book includes a useful dictionary of Persian cooking techniques and ingredients, and a brief history of Persian cookery. Together these make a complete introduction to this wonderful cuisine.
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A Taste of Persia is a collection of authentic recipes from one of the world’s oldest cuisines, chosen and adapted for today’s lifestyle and kitchen.
Here are light appetizers and kababs, hearty stews and rich, golden-crusted rices, among many other dishes, all fragrant with the distinctive Persian use of herbs, spices and fruits. Each recipe offers clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions.
Read MoreThe Persians cultivated and disseminated to the rest of the world “the walnut, pistachio, pomegranate, cucumber, broad bean and pea . . .
While ''New Food of Life'' is as well as basil, coriander and sesame.” In “A Dictionary of Persian Cooking” at the back of the book, Batmanglij makes similar claims for almonds, fenugreek, quince and saffron. Some readers may well be suspicious of such broad claims to Persian priority, which might be thought to smack of gastronomic imperialism. However, the Larousse gastronomique and Alan Davidson’s recent Oxford Companion to Food not only support most of these claims, but they even add to the list. Batmanglij’s photographer has succeeded in producing more naturalistic, mouth-watering pictures
Rose petals, angelica powder, barberries, and dried Persian limes.
Rose petals, angelica powder, barberries, and dried Persian limes are among the unusual elements that will awaken Western palates.
