Grew up on middle eastern food this is without a doubt the absolutely most authentic middle eastern cookery book. As heard on bbc radio 4 cookery library 2rev ed by roden. I havent been able to see it myself, but she is overjoyed and it arrived on time. At a time when most britons were enjoying cauliflower cheese and soggy spaghetti bolognese on a regular basis, she introduced chick peas, sharp flavoured marinades, aubergines and her most popular recipe orange and almond cake.
Claudia roden on how her book of middle eastern food changed. Claudia roden nee douek, born 1936 is a british cookbook writer and cultural anthropologist. The friend i ordered it for loved it her copy was so old that it was falling to bits. Its been 50 years since her bible of middle eastern food changed the world of culinary writing and introduced new flavours to bland british. The new book of middle eastern food by claudia roden. Claudia rodens a book of middle eastern food was a landmark cookery book, first published in 1968. The new book of middle eastern food kindle edition by. James beard more than 500 recipes from the subtle, spicy, varied cuisine of the middle. In this updated and greatly enlarged edition of her book of middle eastern food, claudia roden recreates a classic. She is best known as the author of middle eastern cookbooks including a book of middle eastern food, the new book of middle eastern food and arabesquesumptuous food from morocco, turkey and lebanon. A guide to middle eastern cooking that contains an. A book of middle eastern food is a landmark in the field of cookery. James beard more than 500 recipes from the subtle, spicy, varied cuisine of the middle east, ranging from inexpensive but tasty peasant fare to elaborate banquet dishes, all translated into workable western terms.