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Silk Roads

A Flavour Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing

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Anna Ansari is a remarkable home cook who transforms simple ingredients into culinary magic. Her writing is equally impressive—witty, intelligent, and refreshing. This cookbook offers a vivid and enlightening journey along the world's famous trade routes, retold through recipes. Ansari, an Iranian-American cook and writer, takes readers on a culinary, historical, and personal odyssey across the Silk Roads. With a blend of essays, family photography, and 90 recipes, she brings to life the diverse flavors of the Silk Roads. From the walnut groves of her father's Iranian childhood to bustling Central Asian markets and modern Chinese neighborhoods, the book showcases delectable dishes from Baku to Beijing. Readers will discover Azeri-Iranian stews with crispy-bottomed rice, dill-infused noodles from Uzbekistan, Georgian cornbread, Uyghur lamb chops, and various dumplings, including fat, spiraled oromo and delicate dushbara in saffron broth. Additionally, refreshing drinks, sharbats, and American-inspired desserts like apple pie with quince and sticky persimmon pudding are included. This collection of delicious recipes, intertwined with histories and family stories, is a delightful read for anyone seeking culinary inspiration.

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Silk Roads, Anna Ansari, Meera Sodha

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2025
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Titre
Silk Roads
Sous-titre
A Flavour Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing
Langue
Anglais
Format
rigide
Pages
256
ISBN10
024169437X
ISBN13
9780241694374
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Anna Ansari is a remarkable home cook who transforms simple ingredients into culinary magic. Her writing is equally impressive—witty, intelligent, and refreshing. This cookbook offers a vivid and enlightening journey along the world's famous trade routes, retold through recipes. Ansari, an Iranian-American cook and writer, takes readers on a culinary, historical, and personal odyssey across the Silk Roads. With a blend of essays, family photography, and 90 recipes, she brings to life the diverse flavors of the Silk Roads. From the walnut groves of her father's Iranian childhood to bustling Central Asian markets and modern Chinese neighborhoods, the book showcases delectable dishes from Baku to Beijing. Readers will discover Azeri-Iranian stews with crispy-bottomed rice, dill-infused noodles from Uzbekistan, Georgian cornbread, Uyghur lamb chops, and various dumplings, including fat, spiraled oromo and delicate dushbara in saffron broth. Additionally, refreshing drinks, sharbats, and American-inspired desserts like apple pie with quince and sticky persimmon pudding are included. This collection of delicious recipes, intertwined with histories and family stories, is a delightful read for anyone seeking culinary inspiration.