- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Columbia University Press; New edition edition (8 May 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 9774244036
- ISBN-13: 978-9774244032
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 15 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,595,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With nearly 400 recipes, from breakfast to desert, this volume represents a collection of Egyptian family cooking for all tastes, seasons and degrees of dedication.
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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was very excited when I ordered this book and thought an Egyptian cookery book by and Egyptian writer is the best way of finding out the right way of cooking delicious Egyptian food. I was however very sadly mistaken and certainly so disappointed that I felt I must write this review. This book is nothing short of appalling and a con. I am Egyptian so luckily I know some cooking principle not least of all is seasoning. This book rarely have any seasoning instructions. The recipes are awful and so sketchy they are more marginal than anyone can imagine. If you are not familiar with Egyptian cooking or if you are new to cooking generally then this book is the wrost start. You will be ill advised to cook any of the recipes or attempt them if you have family members or friends you want to feed. You should not use this book even to cook for yourseLf. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK it is the worst buy ever. I have never written a review in my life although I love books and quite often buy books from Amazon but I felt so strongly about this book I felt I must advise others. So if you buy this book you only have yourself to blame. This book has no relation to Egyptian cooking, does not give you the correct recipes, the recipes have only a fraction of the ingredients listed, the receipes are sketchy and all in all this book should be withdrawn from the market. I wanted to rate it -5 stars but unfortunately I did not have this option and was even unable to rate it zero as again this option in rating selection was not listed. The writer and the distributor and the printer should be ashamed of this book.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Outstanding in its variety and amount of recipes!
26 Aug 1996
Format:Paperback
I have had the pleasure of using this book in my kitchen for two years now. I can honestly say that there is not a week that goes by that I don't find use for it! Although it is a bit difficult to ignore the page numbers and concentrate on the numbers assigned to each recipe, the outcome is well worth it! This book supplies an amazing number of recipes from every imaginable region of Egypt and many of the variations for each. I applaud the writer's insightful inclusion of such items as a spice index at the end of the book, and technoiques for handling foods not commonly used by Westerners. I would have liked some illustrations to assist with presentation, but all in all I am very pleased with the outcomes of my endeavors
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Practical Egyptian Cooking sans Pictures
3 July 2003
Format:Paperback
This is an authentic cookbook, it's been around for almost 20 years, and I've happily made a variety of recipes. The instructions are brief, and helpful. The Iman Bayaldi is prepared different than the style I'm used to..and still very good. Most dishes have 6 or less ingredients...pretty easy to gather up! If it had pictures, I'd have rated it higher--it's so helpful to have the right "look" for authenticity. There's over 300 recipes. The recipes are for 4-6 persons, easy to adjust.The table of contents is sparse; the index can have you running around a bit through the book. Chicken gizzards are not under "chicken" but are under "gizzards"! Beans are separate from lentils...logical, but not always intuitive...not a big drawback! some ingredients are, of course, hard to find if not near a Middle Eastern market...the internet should take care of ordering mastic grains, molokhiya (fresh or frozen), etc...Most ingredients are easily available in the USA. It has recipes for the classics, and also for brains, pigeon, rabbit, trotters, tripe, sheeps head etc...this is not a frou-frou book!
If you want a broader taste of Middle Eastern foods, get Roden's New Book of Middle Eastern food.. to get a rich feel for Egytian and other similar cuisines which blend together...
If you want a broader taste of Middle Eastern foods, get Roden's New Book of Middle Eastern food.. to get a rich feel for Egytian and other similar cuisines which blend together...
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
A Classic for Egyptian Cooking
27 Feb 2001
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a must have cookbook for anyone interested in Egyptian cuisine. Samia Abdelnour selected a variety of recipes that are easy to prepare with ingredients that are available locally. She cleverly included a glossary explaining the different foods, spices, kitchen utensils and also some useful hints. This is a value priced book considering the amount of recipes included in it. I have other Mediterranean cookbooks, but I find myself using this one more often. It's size makes it also very handy to use in the kitchen.
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