The Bottom Line
The best Middle Eastern cookbook around! This best-seller offers a great variety of traditional recipes, for gourmet to family-style meals. Just follow the clear recipes to the letter, and your meals will turn out "just like Emmi (Mom)!"
Pros
- Clear, easy-to-follow recipes
- Wide variety of dishes from all over the Muslim world
- Delicious results, just like a native chef!
Cons
- May be hard to find or need to be special-ordered
- Black & white artist sketches; no color photos
Description
- Over 400 recipes from two dozen countries
- Appetizers, Bread, Salad, Soup, Eggs, Pilaf, Vegetables, Seafood, Poultry, Meat, Dessert, Misc.
- Hardcover; 403 pages
- Published by Dar An-Nafaes, Beirut, Lebanon
- ISBN: 0-86685-456-8
Guide Review - Arabian Cuisine - Cookbook
From exotic Mediterranean dishes to hearty family meals, this book allows even the novice cook to create elegant meals from the Arab world. Just follow the clear and foolproof instructions for making traditional dishes such as Stuffed Grape Leaves or Shish Kebab. Try some healthy and economical family meals, such as Mujeddara or Quick Lamb Stew. You may want to pass on the more exotic entries, like Fried Locusts and Kuwaiti Lamb's Head! By following these delicious recipes, your meals will turn out as if they were made by a native chef. Now in its third printing, this book is the best-selling English-language Middle Eastern cookbook in the Arab world.
