Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon and Syria
by Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf, Anthony Bourdain, Matt Harvey
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Author: Anthony Bourdain, Greg Malouf, Lucy Malouf, Matt HarveyEdition: Hardcover
Published: 2007-11-15
ISBN: 0794604900
Number of pages: 324
Publisher: Periplus Editions
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Book Review: Hope is a weed in the Lebanon
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Summary of Saha: A Chef's Journey Through Lebanon and Syria
"There is no doubt that this is a country and a culinary tradition bursting with possibilities. All that's needed now, is for someone to explore them and share them with the rest of us. Fortunately, Greg and Lucy Malouf have." - Foreword by Anthony BourdainEssays Books
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