{"product_id":"samarkand-by-caroline-eden-and-eleanor-ford","title":"Samarkand by Caroline Eden and Eleanor Ford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver hundreds of years, various ethnic groups have passed through Samarkand, sharing and influencing each other's cuisine and leaving their culinary stamp. This book is a love letter to Central Asia and the Caucasus, containing personal travel essays and recipes little known in the West that have been expertly adapted for the home cook.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn array of delicious dishes introduce the region and its different ethnic groups - Uzbek, Tajik, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Caucasian and Jewish - along with a detailed introduction on the Silk Road and a useful cupboard of essential ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapters are divided into Shared Table, Soups, Roast Meats \u0026amp; Kebabs, Warming Dishes, Pilavs \u0026amp; Plovs, Accompaniments, Breads \u0026amp; Doughs, Drinks and Desserts. 100 recipes are showcased, including Apricot \u0026amp; Red Lentil Soup, Chapli Kebabs with Tomato Relish, Rosh Hashanah Palov with Barberries, Pomegranate and Quince, Curd Pancakes with Red Berry Compote and the all-important breads of the region. And with evocative travel features like On the Road to Samarkand, A Banquet on the Caspian Sea and Shopping for Spices under Solomon's Throne, you will be charmed and enticed by this region and its cuisine, which has remained relatively untouched in centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Eden\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer contributing to the travel, food and arts pages of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003e Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of three other books focusing on the former Soviet Union and the Turkic-speaking World, \u003ci\u003eBlack Sea \u003c\/i\u003e(Quadrille, 2018), \u003ci\u003eRed Sands\u003c\/i\u003e (Quadrille, 2020) and \u003ci\u003eThe Land of the Anka Bird\u003c\/i\u003e (Cornucopia Books, 2020). \u003cbr\u003eWebsite: carolineeden.com \u003cbr\u003eTwitter and Instagram: @edentravels\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleanor Ford\u003c\/b\u003e writes about food, travel and recipes. Her writing has won awards from the Guild of Food Writers, Gourmand World Cookbook Awards and the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards. \u003cbr\u003eWebsite: eleanorfordfood.com \u003cbr\u003eInstagram: @eleanorfordfood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kyle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50815642173725,"sku":"9780857839770","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/files\/Screenshot2026-01-08at10.04.30am.png?v=1767884737","url":"https:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/samarkand-by-caroline-eden-and-eleanor-ford","provider":"Middle East Books and More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}