内容简介
FollowingonfromPhaidon'sclassichome-cookingbiblesofnationalcuisines,whichstartedwithTheSilverSpoonin2005andhascontinuedwith1080Recipes,Vefa'sKitchen,IKnowHowtoCookandIndiaCookbook,TheLebaneseKitchenisthedefinitiveguidetotraditionalcuisinefromLebanon.TheLebaneseKitchenbringstogethermorethan500recipes,rangingfromlight,temptingmezestorichandheartymaincourses.OntheshoresoftheeasternMediterraneanandagatewaytotheMiddleEast,thefoodofLebanonblendstextures,colours,scentsandflavoursfromboth,andhaslongbeenregardedasoneofthemostrefinedcuisinesintheMiddleEast.ThediversityofLebanesefoodreflectsthevarietyinherentinthecountry'slandscapeandclimate,fromthefertileBeqaaValleytothesnow-coveredtopsoftheDanniyehmountains.Thismeansthatfreshandinspiringvegetabledishessuchastheclassictabbouleh(bulgurwheatandparsleysalad)areasnumerousasthemeatspecialitieslikelambkofte,ortraditionaldessertssuchasmuhallabieh(amilkandrosewaterpuddingtoppedwithpistachios).Manyareasproducearangeofhome-grownfruitandvegetablessuchastomatoes,apples,figs,beans,grapesandcitrusfruits,andtherearemanytraditionalrecipesthatshowtheusesthatresourcefulhomecookshavedevelopedtomakethemostofseasonalproduce.Lebanesefoodhasbecomeincreasinglypopularinthelastfewyears,andisnutritiousandhealthy(basedonvegetables,oilandpulsesandabalanceduseofmeat),aswellasaromaticandtempting.SalmaHage,aLebanesehousewifefromMazaratTiffah(AppleHamlet)inthemountainsoftheKadishaValleyinnorthLebanon,hasover50yearsexperienceoffamilycooking.InTheLebaneseKitchenshepresentsacomprehensivelistofherownrecipesforfamilyfavouritesalongwithclassicdisheshandedfromgenerationtogeneration.Acombinationofoldfavouritesandsomeinspiringsurprises,TheLebaneseKitchenisamustforeveryonewithaninterestinthiswholesomeanddeliciouscuisine.
作者简介
SalmaHage(b.1942),aLebanesehousewifefromMazaratTiffah(AppleHamlet)inthemountainsoftheKadishaValleyinnorthLebanon,hasover50yearsexperienceoffamilycooking.Shelearnedtocookfromhermother,mother-in-lawandsisters-in-law,and,havinghelpedbringupherninebrothersandtwosisters,wouldoftencookforthewholefamily.Shehasalsospentmanyyearsworkingasacook.