SCIENCES

Samarkand: Recipes & Stories from Central Asia & the Caucasus

by Caroline Eleanor Ford Eden
Kyle: Kyle Cathie. Jun. 2016. 224p. photos. index. ISBN 9781909487420. $34.95. COOKING
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Travels to the historic city of Samarkand and its neighboring regions inspired journalist Eden and recipe developer Ford to put together this artful collection of recipes from Turkey, Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. In course-based chapters packed with photographs, home cooks and armchair travelers can explore tempting dishes such as apricot and red lentil soup, pumpkin stuffed with jeweled rice, fish and saffron pilaf, and baklava baked apples. Few of the required ingredients are hard to find, though some will send readers to Turkish or Middle Eastern stores. Throughout, there are essays that evoke travels to bazaars in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, Kashgar in western China, and elsewhere.
VERDICT A great addition to the currently popular cookbooks about Central Asian and Eastern European cuisine. Consider pairing this one with Olia Hercules's Mamushka: Recipes from Ukraine and Eastern Europe.
Reviewed by Lisa Campbell , Aug 01, 2016
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