Essential Turkish Cuisine
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Description
Engin Akin shares her culinary mastery and describes the evolution of Turkey’s diverse culture of food in Essential Turkish Cuisine . Complete with 200 recipes found across the country, including traditional dolmas, kebabs, halva, and more, this definitive book offers rare insight into the myriad influences on modern Turkish cooking. Featuring a wide range of large and small plates—from Stuffed Peppers and Eggplant to Lamb with Quince, Fresh Sour Cherry Hosaf to Crepes with Tahini and Pekmez—Akin includes expert instruction for each dish. Through these recipes and the gorgeous photographs of Turkey—its bustling markets, its food, and its traditions—Akin shares the country’s rich heritage and brings the spirit of Turkey into your kitchen.
Specifications
| Dimensions | 11.42 x 9.45 x 12.6 inches |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| Isbn 10 | 1617691720 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1617691720 |
| Item Weight | 2.71 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 272 pages |
| Publication Date | October 6, 2015 |
| Publisher | Stewart, Tabori & Chang |
Reviews
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The best cookbook to come along in a long time
The best cookbook to come along in a long time. Not only are the recipes delicious but surprisingly easy to execute. Instructions are clear and the history and provenance of each is explained and detailed. So is the explanation of ingredients and techniques. I've already marked all the dishes I'll be making, I'll be cooking from it for some time. Engin's personality comes through, her sense of humor and her love of life. The book is a delight!
User
Turkish Native Approves!
Bought this as a gift for my mother. She loves it. It arrived quickly and she's already made a few delicious dishes. Her husband is Turkish so you know it's legit!
User
This bargain-priced cookbook is not to be missed
Fantastic cookbook with Beautiful pictures (which I enjoy as it shows the finished product); impressive cookbook which one would probably display on the coffee table for guests to enjoy & admire! To purchase this cookbook at such a bargain price (barely $4 - compared to its brand-new price $50) makes it all the more enjoyable! Bon appetit!
User
Good Historical Information
From the Wife: This is a good cookbook, though not--I think--as wonderful as some other Turkish cookbooks--such as Ayla Algar's and Neset Eren's. Lots of nice pictures and, what I like best, blurbs about the origins of recipes on nearly every page. I've made many of these recipes--especially those with eggplant, and regret that we don't have Turkish eggplants in this country. What a difference they would make in a recipe's success. For some reason, the copy I received came damaged. I kept it, but I wish all of Amazon's books were carefully packaged.
User
Good recipes but poorly illustrated
Nice recipes and interesting regional and historical comment but very poorly illustrated, although maybe this only applies to the Kindle edition where the photographs are extremely small and few and far between. Perhaps there are more and better photographs in the hardback edition.
User
Five Stars
details on methods and ingredients. off the beaten track recipes plus traditional recipes with a kick.
User
Five Stars
best book in this topic .Engin Akin knows Turkis kitchen well.
User
Five Stars
Love this book.
User
Great cookbook
Quality binding, great photos and well written.
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tolle rezepte
leider nicht mehr in zusätzlicher Anzahl verfügbar :-(
User
Auténtico y completo
Este libro a parte de ser muy bonito visualmente es muy completo. Las recetas son de auténtica cocina turca tradicional además de algunas más modernas.
User
A reasobly good book on Turkish cuisine.
A good book if one is looking for simple everyday dishes. I had, however expected recipes for the more elaborate Turkish dishes which of course, is not the purpose of this book.
User
I really wanted to like this book, but ...
I really wanted to like this book but somehow it never got me fired up the same way that David Dale's and Somer Sivrioglu's Anatolia did - kinda like the whole not coming through bigger than the sum of the its parts ... informative preamble, useful cultural context and interesting recipes for sure, but nothing that hooked me and got me in the kitchen cooking
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