Samarkand
Subtitle: recipes & stories from Central Asia & the Caucasus
By: Caroline Eden & Eleanor Ford ; food photography by Laura Edwards
Contributors: Ford, Eleanor, author; Edwards, Laura (Photographer)
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781909487420
Subjects: Uzbek Cooking; Caucasian Cooking; Cooking
Description: Over hundreds of years, various ethnic groups have passed through this city, sharing and influencing each other's cuisine and leaving their culinary stamp. Samarkand is a love letter to Central Asia and the Caucasus, containing travel essays, beautiful photography and recipes that are little known in the West that have been expertly adapted for the home cook. There is an introduction to the region (explaining the ethnic groups Uzbeks, Tajiks, Russian, Turkis, Koryo-Saram, Jewish, Caucasus, Afghan) with a useful pantry of essential ingredients, followed by an array of delicious dishes. These include Lamb Kebabs with Cinnamon, Cloves & Hot Hummus, Pumpkin Stuffed with Spiced Chickpeas, Sour Cherries & Rice, Pomegranate & Vodka Sorbet and the all-important breads of the region non, flatbreads and pides.
Notes: Color map on lining papers.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A shared table; title: Soups; title: Roast meats & kebabs; title: Warming food for long winters; title: Plovs & pilafs; title: Accompaniments; title: Breads & doughs; title: Drinks; title: Desserts & sweetmeats.