内容简介
Sincethebookfirstcameoutin1968,ClaudiaRodenhascontinuedtocollectrecipesandculinarywisdomfromtheMiddleEast.Asaresultoftalkingandwritingtomanypeople,tastingtheirfoodandwatchingthemcook.
作者简介
ClaudiaRodenwasbornandbroughtupinCairo.ShefinishedhereducationinParisandlaterstudiedartinLondon.Startingasapaintershewasdrawntothesubjectoffoodpartlythroughadesiretoevokealostheritage-oneofthepleasuresofahappylifeinEgypt.Thelocaldelightinfood,likethelight,colourandsmellsandthespecialbrandofhospitality,warmthandhumour,hasleftapermanentimpression.Withherbestsellingclassic,ABookofMiddleEasternFood(Penguin1970,revisededitionANewBookofMiddleEasternFood,1985),firstpublishedin1968,ClaudiaRodenrevolutionisedWesternattitudestothecuisinesoftheMiddleEast.Herintenselypersonalapproachandherpassionateappreciationofthedishesdelightedreaders,whilesheintroducedthemtoanewworldoffoods,bothexoticandwholesome.Thebookreceivedgreatcriticalacclaim,andthepublicationoftheenlargededitionwasenthusiasticallywelcomed.MrsRodenhascontinuedtowriteaboutfoodwithaspecialinterestinthesocialandhistoricalbackgroundofcooking.In1981PenguinreissuedCoffee,whichwasfollowedin1982byPicnic.ThencametheBBCtelevisionseries,MediterraneanCookerywithClaudiaRoden,andtheaccompanyingbook,ClaudiaRoden'sMediterraneanCookery,anew,expandededitionofwhichwasrecentlypublished.ThiswasfollowedbyTheFoodofItalyandthenTheBookofJewishFood.In1992,ClaudiaRodenwontheGlenfiddichTrophy,thetopprizeoftheGlenfiddichAwards.TheBookofJewishFoodwasawardedthe1998JewishQuarterly/WingateBookPrizeforNon-Fiction,wasthe1998GlenfiddichFoodBookoftheYearandthe1997AndreSimonMemorialFundFoodBook.
