Complete Book of Turkish Cooking

by Ayla Esen Algar

Book Overview

First published in 1995. The main claim to interest of any cuisine is, of course, the stimulation it gives to the appetite and the satisfaction it provides to the palate. But food, properly considered, is not a simple matter of preparation and consumption, which are often complex undertakings in themselves; it also touches upon religious prescriptions and customs, aesthetic tastes, geographic and climatic conditions, social stratification and prosperity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0710305249
• ISBN13: 9780710305244
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

How I won my husband's heart.

This is an incredible cookbook. Quite frankly, after using this I have little patience for other cookbooks. If you follow the very clear instructions, you will make dishes as good or better than you can get in restaurants in Istanbul. I won my Turkish husband's (and his parents') hearts by cooking dishes from this book. We've been together 20 years now and I still cook very regularly from this book.

Acclaimed

"This is the first comprehensive Turkish cookbook in English for years, and probably the first with such extensive information about the great Turkish cuisine...a complete collection of the basic Turkish culinary repertoire." - Sergeant Bastion "...an account of memorable meals and legendary tables, interspersed with recipes described so clearly that any reader totally unfamiliar with a dish is guided through its method step by step." - T.O. Bias "A book written with love and filled with interesting and authentic dishes" - Aunt Sophie Square trade paperback, 335 pp, color illustations. Bibliography and Index of Recipes. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Soups Mezes Eggs Fish and Seafood Meats Rice Dolmas and Vegetables Without Meats Salads Pilav Pasta Boreks Traditional Sweets Teatime Yogurt Traditional Turkish Drinks

Turkish food, subtle flavors, excellent recipes

This is the best cookbook for Turkish food available in English. Algar is a master at walking you through to delicious dishes with encouragement along the way (so like Turks in general; kind and generous).