Review: Recipes use non-US measurements and ingredients could use  clarification
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2013
The Best Persian Rice Recipes cookbook by author Bryan Rylee is a wonderfully written cookbook as the author writes a wonderful history of Persian cooking in the introduction of his cookbook. Things kind of go downhill from there as the recipes truly look delicious, and many are accompanied with color images, there are recipes that use unexplained recipe ingredients or use metric measurements. Some of the unexplained recipe ingredients are later clarified in following recipes. With editing and an ingredient clarification his cookbook will move from an excellent cookbook to an outstanding cookbook.Here's a sample recipe explaining what I mean:Meigoo Polow500 grams large shrimps500 grams basmati or long-grain rice2 tbsp tomato paste150 grams butter1 tbsp flour1-2 tbsp curry powder3-4 large eggs100 grams parsleycooking oilsalt & black pepperIn another recipe you find:Morgh Polow4 chicken thighs1 onion2 cloves garlic1/2 tsp turmeric3 cups rice1 1/2 cup zereshk (later in the cookbook you find out this is called barberries)2-3 tbsp butter1 tbsp sugar6 tbsp brewed saffron2-3 tbsp canola oilsalt & pepperYou will find an interactive table of contents making navigation easy. Overall, this cookbook offers plenty of good content, it needs a bit of editorial revision.Recommend with caveats given.Penmouse