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Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies Hardcover
$54.95
Food of Life propels Persian cooking into the 21st Century, even as it honors venerable traditions and centuries of artistic expression. It is the result of 30 years of collecting, testing and adapting authentic and traditional Persian recipes for the American kitchen. Not just a cookbook, Food of Life includes the cultural impact of food in Iran from social events, wedding ceremonies and yearly festivals. Each of the 330 recipes are presented with steps that are logical and easy to follow. Readers learn how to simply yet deliciously cook rice, the jewel of Persian cooking, which, when combined with a little meat, fowl, or fish, vegetables, fruits, and herbs, provides the perfect balanced diet.
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Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies - Najmieh Batmanglij
Cooking plays important roles in every culture, but Persian cuisine can claim a relationship to its native land that is uniquely deep and intricate. Food of Life book celebrates the central place of food in the life of Iran, a story extending back almost 4,000 years. Along with daily gifts of pleasure, Persian cooking has figured intimately in numerous Iranian festivals and ceremonies.
The updated and expanded edition of Food of Life is designed to be used by today's cook. It provides a veritable treasury of recipes: 330 in all, presented in an easy to-follow format, along with standard variations and, in many cases, a vegetarian version. The title of the book comes from the words nush-e jan, literally food of life a traditional wish in Iran that a dish will be enjoyed.
Even as it honors venerable traditions and centuries of artistic expression, Food of Life propels Persian cooking into the twenty-first century. The menus and recipes associated with events are described in Food of Life in detail and with photographs. Also woven through this book are many examples of how food has inspired artists, poets, and other luminaries of Persian culture from art, poetry, literature and more.
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