"Joan Nathan has created a masterful blend of food and culture. She takes her reader on an extraordinary journey through the history of the la...
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Jan 21, 2009
Niki
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This is a really great primer for the cuisine of the region. The recipies alone are worth the hefty price of the book. Throw in great photography and snippets of stories and you have what I like to call the ultimate resource for the region.
Dec 31, 2010
Petra X
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Israel has a more interesting cuisine than most countries as its mostly made up of immigrants who have all brought their own cuisines with them. The food has not become at all homogenous and meals are unlikely to be purist - you might start off with a couple of Arab salads like hummus and tehina, maybe move on to some Sephardi escovitche fish with a nice, familiar potato salad and petit pois a la lyonaisse, and finish with a selection of Austrian pastries accompanied by a glass of Russian tea. M
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Jun 17, 2011
Ellen
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Another superb, well-researched cookbook from the inimitable Joan Nathan. This is a keeper!
Sep 26, 2007
Emily
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Filled with old pictures, brief histories of Israel's pioneers, Old Testament food references, and straightforward recipes for pita, bagels, challah, spanikopita and more, this book is fun to browse through and useful in the kitchen.
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