Falastin: A Cookbook

Falastin: A Cookbook

A soulful tour of Palestinian cooking today from the Ottolenghi restaurantsâ€™ executive chef and partnerâ€”120 recipes shaped by his personal story as well as the history of Palestine.

â€œThis is a beautiful book and I want to cook every single recipe in it.â€â€”Nigella Lawson

The story of Palestineâ€™s food is really the story of its people. When the events of 1948 forced residents from all regions of Palestine together into one compressed land, recipes that were once closely guarded family secrets were shared and passed between different groups in an effort to ensure that they were not lost forever.Â

InÂ FalastinÂ (pronounced â€œfa-la-steenâ€), Sami Tamimi retraces the lineage and evolution of his countryâ€™s cuisine, born of its agriculturally optimal geography, its distinct culinary traditions, and Palestinian cooksâ€™ ingenuity and resourcefulness. Tamimi covers the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan Riverâ€”East Jerusalem and the West Bank, up north to the Galilee and the coastal cities of Haifa and Akka, inland to Nazareth, and then south to Hebron and the coastal Gaza Stripâ€”recounting his upbringing with eleven siblings and his decision to leave home at seventeen to cook in West Jerusalem, where he met and first worked with Yotam Ottolenghi.Â

From refugee-camp cooks to the home kitchens of Gaza and the mill of a master tahini maker, Tamimi teases out the vestiges of an ancient culinary tradition as he records the derivations of a dynamic cuisine and people in more than 130 transporting photographs and 120 recipes, including:

â€¢Â Hassanâ€™s Easy Eggs with Zaâ€™atar and Lemon
â€¢Â Fish Kofta with Yogurt, Sumac, and Chile
â€¢Â Pulled-Lamb Schwarma Sandwich
â€¢ Labneh Cheesecake with Roasted Apricots, Honey, and Cardamom

Named after the Palestinian newspaper that brought together a diverse people,Â FalastinÂ is a vision of a cuisine, a culture, and a way of life as experienced by one influential chef.
Country USA
Brand Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer Ten Speed Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780399581731
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2020-06-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780399581731

Country	USA
Brand	Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer	Ten Speed Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780399581731
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2020-06-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780399581731

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