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 enlarge | Author: Sonia Uvezian
Publisher: The Siamanto Press
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 195563
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.6 x 1.5
ISBN: 0970971680
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5956
EAN: 9780970971685
ASIN: 0970971680
Publication Date: April 15, 2004
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In a league of its own June 6, 2002
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is a work of real originality, with extremely informative text and a profusion of tantalizing recipes that provide an "open sesame" to great eating.
Perfect for both armchair and practicing cooks June 4, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Readers of this well-researched, authoritative volume, which captures the heart and soul of eastern Mediterranean cookery, will be enriched with a clearer and deeper understanding of the region's culinary traditions. Moreover, the book evokes a way of life that is rapidly disappearing. We can take a lesson from the Mediterraneans, who know how to relax, put aside the ordinary cares of the day, and savor life's simple pleasures. Most of the recipes are surprisingly easy to make and demand no special skills. The only requirements are a lively appetite and a generous capacity for enjoyment.Another outstanding book by the same author that I recommend is "The Cuisine of Armenia."
If you love Mediterranean food, you should own this book May 27, 2002
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
A beautifully illustrated, comprehensive volume that will enable you not only to reproduce its hundreds of mouthwatering recipes faithfully at home but also to understand and appreciate the spirit that imbues this cuisine. Almost all of the dishes described are well within the range of even a beginning cook.
The best reference for Lebanese and Syrian cooking May 20, 2002
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
I love eastern Mediterranean food, especially Lebanese, but had always been better at eating it than cooking it. This book has changed that. Not only do the recipes produce fantastic results, they are not at all difficult to make and require no special expertise, equipment, or hard-to-find ingredients.I really enjoyed reading about how the cuisine has evolved over so many centuries and found the author's personal insights and memories as well as the fascinating stories, quotations, and proverbs very helpful in placing the recipes in a cultural context. The information on ingredients is a revelation and far better than anything I have seen elsewhere, and the menu suggestions are super! Also, the many evocative period illustrations relate beautifully to the enlightening text. "Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen" is a truly unique and exceptional cookbook that is amazing in its scope. It is a must for every family of Lebanese or Syrian descent and indispensable for any lover of good food. Whether you actually cook from the book or simply read it (I strongly recommend you do both!), an inexhaustible fund of knowledge and pleasure awaits you.
More than a Cookbook February 27, 2002
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I was pleasently surprised to read this book . As I have seen many Middle Eastern Cookery books, I expected this book to be just another one. It was not. Sonia's book was written with passion.. passion for the syrian cooking ,and an appreciation for the social context and the historical dimension of that region. The pictures are historical, and the research that was conducted is very extensive. I love various ethnic foods (plentiful in the Chicago Area ), but the Syrian food (Authentically described in Sonia;s book ) is above all.
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