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Title: Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon and Syria
ISBN: 0794604900
Author:
Greg Malouf
Lucy Malouf
Anthony Bourdain
Matt Harvey
Publicate Date: 2007-11-15
Publish: 2007-11-15
List Price: $49.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: Hope is a weed in the Lebanon
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.
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2: What a great book
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
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3: Scrmptious
This book is a treat! The author shares so many wonderful descriptions of delightful details about the place and the food. The photographs add a lot of interest and last, but certainly not least... wonderful recipes... it has the personal touch.
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4: Very Informational
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.
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5: Saha
Excellent for chef's. Easy to follow, and great results. So far I have used five recipes, and all have had great results.
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