Lucy Malouf, Greg Malouf
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 7
Average rating: 5.0 of 5
Very Informational 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
This book was great, some traditional recipes, and some not so traditional twists on them as well. The one thing that bothered me was the chapter on breads. They talk and talk of Arabic Bread in the chapter, yet there is no recipe for it in the book..., anywhere. Still worth the purchase though, lots of good info and background history.
What a great book 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
WOW, being from the region and living in the US, this book took me back to all the great places in Lebanon and Syria to eat! Having the recepies too made it even all the more mouthwatering.
The photography put me right there in the middle of it all too.
Even if you never have been or are not sure about going. I highly recommend this book.
K
Hope is a weed in the Lebanon 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
I thought that characterizing hope as a weed was thoughtful and apt. That comment came from a book that was written about fifteen years ago on the frightful history. Now we have a splendid cookbook where weeds of hope persist.
The book itself is a wide format with heavy paper that handles the photographs and the expansive pages well. This book is not made for the kitchen shelf. Rather it is for exposition and enjoyment of the ample text. So for the cook, the book is not efficiently organized. This book is for a reader who will put it to kitchen use at will.
If you had to classify the book, you would call it middle-eastern. But Lebanon is highly developed on its own terms including their history of contact with many cultures. Chard, crisp-fried onion, lemon and all sorts of pickles and preserves await your inspection.
Try your hand at the yogurt cheese and be impressed with your results. Make Dijon feta dressing.
Beyond Lebanon, there is Syria, which has the oldest yeast cultures known. Damascus is the oldest continually inhabited city. I was heartened to see that Armenia is included because we forget how they were almost exterminated even before the word "genocide" was coined.
So with all the bounty, there persists the bitter twinge. Read, cook and grow.
Editorial Review:
"There is no doubt that this is a country and a culinary tradition bursting with possibilities. All that's needed now, is for someone to explore them and share them with the rest of us. Fortunately, Greg and Lucy Malouf have." - Foreword by Anthony Bourdain
