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Food of life : ancient Persian and modern Iranian cooking and ceremonies

Title
Food of life : ancient Persian and modern Iranian cooking and ceremonies / Najmieh Batmanglij.
Author
Batmanglij, Najmieh, 1947-
Publication
  • Washington, D.C. : Mage Publishers, [2015]
  • ©2016

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Description
640 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
A collection of 330 recipes accompanied by stories of how the food fits in to Iranian festivals and ceremonies.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Cookbooks.
Note
  • Eighth printing of fourth edition, originally published in 2011.
  • Includes index.
Contents
On using this book -- Preface -- A few tips before you start cooking -- Appetizers & side dishes -- Soups, oshes & porridges -- Dolmehs & vegetables -- Kukus & egg dishes -- Meat, chicken & fish -- Rice dishes, chelows & polows -- Braises & khoreshes -- Desserts, pastries & candies -- Breads -- Preserves & pickles -- Hot & cold drinks -- Snacks & street food -- How to make & store kitchen ingredients -- Ceremonies -- Appendices & glossaries. A few thousand years of Persian cooking at a glance ; A glossary of ingredients & techniques ; Useful Kitchen ingredients ; Mother's classification of "hot" & "cold" ; Persian-English list of ingredients ; English-Persian list of ingredients ; Glossary of Iranian trees & plants ; Menu suggestions ; Iranian stores and restaurants ; Equivalent measures -- Acknowledgments & credits -- Index.
Call Number
JFF 17-725
ISBN
  • 9781933823478
  • 193382347X
OCLC
966698683
Author
Batmanglij, Najmieh, 1947- author.
Title
Food of life : ancient Persian and modern Iranian cooking and ceremonies / Najmieh Batmanglij.
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Mage Publishers, [2015]
Copyright Date
©2016
Edition
Fourth edition (25th anniversary).
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Research Call Number
JFF 17-725
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