Cooking in Iran by Najmieh Batmanglij
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Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes & Kitchen Secrets
HardcoverNAJMIEH BATMANGLIJ
Najmieh takes us with her on an extraordinary culinary journey from the Persian Gulf, through Central Iran, north to the Caspian Sea and Kurdistan, then south to Bandar Abbas. At every village and off-the-beaten-track community, Najmieh unearths traditional recipes and makes surprising new discoveries, giving us a glimpse along the way of the places where many of the ingredients for the recipes are grown.
"Magisterial ... Engrossing visual feast of modern Iran, its food and its people ... An essential new book."
— Julie Moskin, The New York Times
Najmieh takes us with her on an extraordinary culinary journey: from the daily fish market in Bushehr, on the Persian Gulf, where she and her host buy and cook a 14-pound grouper in a tamarind, cilantro, and garlic sauce, to the heart of historical Isfahan, in central Iran, where she prepares lamb necks in a yogurt, saffron, and candied orange peel sauce topped with caramelized barberries. Traveling north to the Caspian Sea, she introduces us to the authentic Gilaki version of slow-cooked duck in a pomegranate and walnut sauce, served over smoked rice; and the unique flavors of a duck-egg omelet with smoked eggplant and baby garlic. Lingering in the north, in tribal Kurdistan, she treats us to lamb-and-bulgur meatballs filled with caramelized onions and raisins in a saffron sauce. Dropping south, to Bandar Abbas on the coast, she teases our palate with rice cooked in date juice and served with spicy fish, while in Baluchistan she cooks spiced goat in a pit overnight and celebrates the age-old method of making bread in hot ashes.
At every village and off-the-beaten-track community, Najmieh unearths traditional recipes and makes surprising new discoveries, giving us a glimpse along the way of the places where many of the ingredients for the recipes are grown. She treks through the fields and orchards of Iran, showing us saffron being picked in Khorasan and pomegranates in Yazd, dates harvested by the Persian Gulf, pistachios in Kerman, and tea and rice by the Caspian.
"Guru of Persian cooking." Esteemed American chef. Award-winning cookbook author. Persian cooking instructor. Iranian immigrant. Storyteller. Mother of two acclaimed sons - Zal, a filmmaker; Rostam, a musician. Born in the middle of the 20th century in Tehran, Iran. Lives in Washington, DC. Consults with restaurants around the world. Member of Les Dames d'Escoffier.
Najmieh is the goddess of Iranian cooking"
— Yotam Ottolenghi, The Guardian
"Chefs Across the country are at the forefront of Najmieh's fan base. They know what's good, and they are Inspired by the ingredients and techniques she brings to the table."
— Bonnie S. Benwick, The Washington Post