Full name: Samarkand: Recipes & Stories from Central Asia & The Caucasus

Authors: Caroline Eden, Eleanor Ford Year: 2016 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Cookbooks Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781909487420 1909487422

Over hundreds of years, various ethnic groups have passed through this city, sharing and influencing each other s cuisine and leaving their culinary stamp. Samarkand is a love letter to Central Asia and the Caucasus, containing travel essays, beautiful photography and recipes that are little known in the West that have been expertly adapted for the home cook. There is an introduction to the region (explaining the ethnic groups Uzbeks, Tajiks, Russian, Turkis, Koryo-Saram, Jewish, Caucasus, Afghan) with a useful pantry of essential ingredients, followed by an array of delicious dishes. These include Lamb Kebabs with Cinnamon, Cloves & Hot Hummus, Pumpkin Stuffed with Jeweled Rice, Pomegranate & Vodka Sorbet and the all-important breads of the region non, flatbreads and pides. Similar books: Binging with Babish by Andrew Rea Thug Kitchen by Thug Kitchen The Skinnytaste Cookbook by Gina Homolka Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook by Del Sroufe Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman Chloe's Vegan Italian Kitchen by Chloe Coscarelli The Pollan Family Table by Corky Pollan Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans by Michelle Tam The Happy Herbivore by Lindsay S. Nixon Charcuterie by Michael Ruhlman Real Life Dinners by Rachel Hollis The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman Happy Herbivore: Light & Lean by Lindsay S. Nixon Make It Ahead by Ina Garten Jubilee by Toni Tipton-Martin Happy Herbivore: Holidays & Gatherings by Lindsay S. Nixon The New Food Lover's Companion by Sharon Tyler Herbst