Synopses & Reviews
Review
"It's time for another one of Phaidon's in-depth, encyclopedic looks at cuisine. This time around, it's the all-too-often overlooked cuisine of Lebanon, and Salma Hage shares the recipes that have been passed down in her family for generations." -
Eater National"Phaidon's cookbook division alternates between quirky, specialize works. . .and definitive, all-inclusive mega-volumes. . .This collection, by Hage, a Lebanese housewife with half a century of home cooking under her belt, falls firmly into the latter camp, with 500 straightforward recipes covering every aspect of her native cuisine." - Publishers Weekly
". . .simple, soulful recipes that taste of home." - T: The New York Times Style Magazine
"Lined with tessellated paper evocative of the architecture of the place itself, The Lebanese Kitchen is an artistically photographed book of elegant recipes. . .Be warned, however, that it's hard to peel one's eyes away from the images of delicate dishwear and flatbread topped with halloumi, avocado, and parsley salad." - Vogue
"Hage's food is solid and satisfying. . .The beautiful main courses are earthy and flavorful. . .And pretty much all of it can be created without a trip to a Middle Eastern grocery store." - The Washington Post
"The Middle East's most cosmopolitan cuisine gets its due in a soup-to-sweets compendium, covering 500 spare and easy-to-follow recipes." - Time Out New York
". . .cooking from the book is like having a smiling Lebanese granny at your elbow leading you through all 11 chapters. The food within is amazing. . .The Lebanese Kitchen is brilliant." - The Austin Chronicle
". . .[Lebanon]'s gastronomic splendor gets its due in Salma Hage's comprehensive new cookbook." - Entertainment Weekly
". . will warm your heart and your stomach." - Time.com
Synopsis
Lebanese Home Cooking is the definitive guide to traditional home cooking from Lebanon. With more than 500 recipes for meze, soups, fish, meat and vegetables, desserts, cakes, cookies, preserves and drinks, it covers the entire range of Lebanese food, which is widely regarded as the most refined of all the Middle Eastern cuisines.