内容简介
ThefoodofLebanonhaslongbeenratedasoneofthegreatcuisinesoftheworld.Healthy,simpletoprepare,fulloffreshflavoursandsensualaromatics,itmakesgreatuseofgrains,vegetables,pulses,fruit,nuts,grilledmead,fish,oliveoilandyoghurt.Inthisevocativenewbook,NadaSaleh,atrainednutritionistandtalentedcook,presents200imaginativerecipesfromhernativeLebanon.Throughout,shedrawsuponhermanyhappymemoriesofavibrantandsun-bakedland-thefamilyoccasionswhentheyateintheshadeofthepoplartrees,enjoyingmezze(traditionalappetisers),meshwi(grilledmeat)andlocallygrownfreshfruitsoftheseasonalongsidedelicatesweetdishes,washeddownwithTurkishcoffee.FromtemptingvegetableandsaladdisheslikeYoghurtandSpinachSalad,viadelicateCodwithTahinitoenticingUpsideDownAubergines,StuffedMeatRoastandmouthwateringWalnut,PistachioandDatePastriesandMolasseswithSesameCreamandFigJam,thischarmingbookisajoytocookfromandissuffusedwithwarmthandloveforadistantlandthat,eveninadversity,beguilesandinspires.
作者简介
NadaSalehwasborninBeirutandhasmanyhappymemoriesofherchildhoodthere.ShespeaksEnglish,ArabicandFrenchandhastravelledextensivelyintheMiddleEast.Inadditiontobeingacookerywriter(herfirstbook,TheFragranceoftheEarth,wasshortlistedfortheAndreSimonCookeryBookoftheYearaward),sheisatrainednutritionistandamemberoftheBritishAcademyofGastronomes.ShehaslivedinHollandPark,London,forover20yearsandisresidentcookatBooksforCooksinNottingHillwherehercookerydemonstrationsarealwayssell-outs.