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Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon, Cookbook of the Day

by Nicole Weston, Posted Jan 16th 2007 @ 8:02AM

Over the past few years, there has been an increased interest in foods from the Middle East and the surrounding areas. This seems to be largely because consumers are looking to cook with different grains and more spices than ever before. At first, this interested manifested itself in dinners served with a side of couscous, instead of white rice. Now, home cooks are buying tagines and looking into completely new (to them) styles of cooking.

Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon is organized by country, so the differences between each cuisine are immediately obvious to the reader. Author Claudia Rodin, a certifiable expert on the cuisines of the region, does an excellent job incorporating detailed information about ingredients and the history of the dishes into the rest of the text. There are roughly 150 recipes and all have been adapted so that they will be relatively easy to remake in, say, the average American kitchen, although a trip to a specialty grocer may be in order to pick up a handful of the less common ingredients. Recipes include many vegetarian options and lots of couscous, along with Tagine of Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Olives, Squabs Stuffed with Date and Almond Paste, Baba Ghanouj and Pistachio Cake.

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Tags: arab, cookbook, Cookbook of the Day, CookbookOfTheDay, middle east, MiddleEast

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1-16-2007 @1:54PM MJ said... Whew, I am in heaven with this one and cant wait to get it. Love middle eatern foods! when I travel I seek out those places to eat. Havent tried to cook it myself yet!
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