VEGGIESTAN. Literally: land of the vegetables. There is of course no such word, and no such country. But in this upbeat guide to Middle Eastern vegetarian cookery Sally Butcher proves that the region more than merits the term, and that its constituent nations are simmering, bubbling, bursting with sumptuous vegetarian traditions and recipes. Written in her trademark engaging and knowledgeable style, Sally takes a fresh look at many of the more exciting ingredients available on our high streets today as well as providing a host of delicious recipes made with more familiar fare. From fragrant Persian noodle rice to gingery tamarind aubergines, pink pickled turnips and rose petal jam this book is filled with aromatic herbs and spices, inspiring ideas and all the knowledge needed to cook wonderful vegetarian food.
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Had us salivating over Persian-style jewelled rice, Moroccan-style beetroot and orange salad...Butcher writes like a dream, really know hers Middle Eastern foodstuffs and offers enticing recipes. An absolute must for the vegetarian on your gift list. --Delicious magazine, December 2011 issue
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By xxxtinaaa
Format:Hardcover
I can't recommend this highly enough. Beautifully-flavoured, hearty, cheap, nutritious dishes from across the Middle East. Virtually no expensive or hard to find ingredients, just lots of fresh vegetables, pulses, and spices. I want to make everything in this book - a rare thing indeed with vegetarian cookbooks, a lot of which tend to focus on pastry and other non-proteinous things. The dishes I have made (Greek-inspired black-eyed bean hotpot, spicy mung bean casserole, uber-garlicky Armenian lentil and walnut stew, proper Persian rice with a golden buttery crust) have been amazing: warming, subtly spiced, full of fresh flavours, and very easy to make. The book is also an absolute pleasure to read. You can feel the love in every word - for home cooking, family, the culture and history of the Middle East. My partner, a committed meat-eater (who, erm, jokes that much of my cooking is 'veggie slop'), said the Armenian stew is the best meal he's had in a long time - so I'd recommend this for non-vegetarians too!
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Alice Swan
Format:Hardcover
This book is jam packed with delicious and varied recipes. I have cooked a number of things already and every one has been a success. The Palestinian Upsidedown Cake - an aubergine/vegetable/rice concotion - is an absolute dream. Already a favourite in my kitchen. I would highly recommend this to everyone, vegetarian or not.
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By book maven
Format:Hardcover
This book is both well-written and lovely to look at. As well as the practical recipes, it's packed with interesting snippets of background information, history, literature, folk tales and cultural info of all kinds, which makes it wonderful to browse through. The best cookery book I've read for an awfully long time, thoroughly enjoyable and insightful.
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A delicious vegetarian tour of the middle east.
I'm really not sure when Sally Butcher found the time to write this follow up to Persia in Peckham - between three blogs, an active twitter and facebook presence and running a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by FussFreeFlavours
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Bring on dinner
This book is great. Accessible easy to follow recipes open up a whole new world of Vegetarian food from those eastern European, Arabic and African parts of the world that many... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Roarke
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Great buy
From the luxurious feel of the cover, through the vibrant photography and typography, to the recipes themselves this is an eastern delight. Read more
Published 3 months ago by GREGOR HUTTON
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Veggistan Yum
My friend just made me a recipe from this book (Afghan Yoghurt with Aubergine)... without doubt the best thing I have had in months. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A. Patterson
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GREAT RECIPES
And interestingly written. It was a gift for my daughter but would have liked a copy for myself as well.
Published 3 months ago by CATHERINE A LAWRANCE
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veggie fantastic
What a beautiful book! - but not only that - absolutely filled with recipes that i want to cook.
I think this is one of the nicest practical cook books, not just for... Read more
I think this is one of the nicest practical cook books, not just for... Read more
Published 3 months ago by AIL
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Food too good to be the sole preserve of vegetarians
Sally Butcher's debut Persia in Peckham received many rave reviews. Personally I thought it was okay, when measured against other Iranian cookbooks available, and thought the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by E. L. Wisty
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Worst vegetarian cookbook on my shelf
I really wanted to like this book as I received it as a present. The cover and pictures are very attractive, but that's as far as it goes. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Crimereader
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Disappointed from Shropshire
This is beyond doubt the most disappointing cookery book I have ever bought. There are so many obscure ingredients which are impossible to find in rural Shropshire. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jakesmum
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Beautiful, beautiful book!
I am not a vegetarian, but the recipes that I have tried so far are so delicious I don't even miss the meat. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ms. S. Hurley
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