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Product Description This book is at once an exploration, a celebration, and a little-known tale of unity. It presents 150 delicious vegetarian dishes that together trace a fascinating story of culinary linkage. As renowned cookbook writer and teacher Najmieh Batmanglij explains, all have their origins along the ancient network of trade routes known as the Silk Road, stretching from China in the east to the Mediterranean in the west. On this highway moved not just trade goods but also ideas, customs, tastes and such basics of life as cooking ingredients. The result was the connecting and enrichment of dozens of cuisines. In Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey, Najmieh Batmanglij recounts that process and brings it into the modern kitchen in the form of recipes that are venturesome and yet within reach of any cook. They are intended for vegetarian, partial-vegetarian and non-vegetarian alike--anyone who is looking for balanced, unusual and exceptionally tasty dishes. The book offers a wealth of information derived from the author s extensive research and her travels along the Silk Road during the past 30 years. She complements the recipes with stories, pictures, histories of ingredients, and words of wisdom from her favorite poets and writers of the region. The scope of her culinary journey of discovery is vast--from Xian in China, to Samarkand in present-day Uzbekistan, to Isfahan in Iran, to Istanbul in Turkey, and to the westernmost terminus of the ancient trade routes in Italy. Her recipes all of them personal favorites include such exotic yet simple fare as Sichuan Crispy Cucumber Pickles; Afghan Boulani, a savory pastry stuffed with garlic chives; Persian Pomegranate and Walnut Salad; Kermani Pistachio and Saffron Polow with Rose Petals; Chinese Hot and Sour Tofu Noodle Soup; Turkish Almond and Rice Flour Pudding; Uzbek Candied Quince with Walnuts; and Sicilian Sour Cherry Crostata. Fortunately, all the ingredients for these recipes can be obtained at local supermarkets and farmers markets. In recent years America has become a kind of modern Silk Road, where wonderful ingredients from all over the world are available to everyone. Contents Introduction: A Traveler s Tale; The Era of Caravans; New Foods East & West. Toward a Silk Road Cuisine: Salads; Soups; Eggs; Rice; Fruit & Vegetable Braise; Pasta, Pizza & Bread; Pastries, Desserts & Candies; Teas, Coffee & Sherbets; Preserves, Pickles & Spices. Silk Road Glossary & Resource; Credits & Acknowledgments. Index Review "One of the ten best vegetarian cookbooks of the year" -- The New York Times Batmanglij speaks with the confidence of someone who grew up with Silk Road cooking -- The Washington Post Cooking [Batmanglij] says is all about sharing She lives and works by this creed -- Smithsonian Magazine Presents diverse and wide-ranging recipes both familiar and exotic. Set against a background of culinary and cultural history. Strongly recommended. -- Library Journal Like a good novel -- once you start it's hard to put down. It is ideal for those who like to read cookbooks as much as cook from them....The recipes also pack a punch...I felt a genuine thrill as I cut into the golden dome of phyllo encasing a filling of vermicelli and rice flecked with apricots, almonds and raisins and seasoned with cinnamon, cardamom and rose water. ---- New York Times Offers armchair travelers and adventurers alike a delectable voyage of discovery into ancient eating habits and history...The recipes' fragrant mixtures of tastes and textures are tempting even to read...The pages are filled with discoveries that resonate in contemporary cooking, and enhance our understanding of cultural differences and similarities that bind us together by way of the food we eat. ---- Associated Press About the Author Najmieh Batmanglij s cookbook, New Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies was called The definitive book of Persian cooking by the Los
