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New Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies |  | Author: Najmieh Batmanglij
Publisher: Mage Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $44.95
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Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 15823
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 3rd
Pages: 440
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8.7 x 1.4
ISBN: 0934211345
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5955
EAN: 9780934211345
ASIN: 0934211345
Publication Date: December 1, 1992
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Product Description
This is a treasury of 240 classical and regional Iranian recipes. 120 colour photographs intertwined with descriptions of ancient and modern ceremonies, poetry, folk tales, travelogue excerpts, and anecdotes make "New Food of Life" not just a collection of recipes but also an introduction to Persian art and culture. Each recipe is presented in a format that is brilliantly logical and marvellously easy-to-follow. You will learn how to cook rice, the jewel of Persian cooking, simply yet deliciously. And by combining it with a little meat, fowl, or fish, vegetables, fruits, and herbs, you'll have a balanced diet - colourful, yet healthy, simple yet exotic.Iranian festivals, ceremonies, and celebrations, together with the menus and recipes associated with them are described in detail: from the ancient winter solstice celebration, Yalda, or the 'sun's birthday', which is the origin of such Western holidays as Christmas and Halloween, to the rituals and symbolism involved in a modern Iranian marriage. Like a magnificent Persian carpet, 1,000 years of Persian literature and art have been woven into the book. Food-related pieces from such classics as the "10th century Book of Kings", and "1,001 Nights" to the miniatures of Mir Mussavar and Aq Mirak, from the poetry of Omar Khayyam to the humour of Mulla Nasruddin are all included. Now with the ingredients for Iranian food available in most US cities, "New Food of Life" makes accessible one of the world's oldest - yet least known - culinary traditions where the first recipes were written 4,000 years ago in a cuneiform script on clay tablets.
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What a wonderful gift August 24, 2010
MissFatCat
I purchased this book for my husband who comes from Iran. He loves to cook and was thrilled with the pictures and ceremonies. He has tried several recipes so far and has been very happy with the results. His home made condiments are wonderful. The book has had every recipe he has wanted so far. He loves the fact the Persian words are also written in the English alphabet as well as Persian script so the grandkids can read them too. He has already had me purchase a copy for my daughter-in-law and one a a wedding gift for someone in Germany.
This was one successful purchase! I highly recommend it.
The world's best cuisine and a book that does justice to it August 16, 2010
Abhik Ghosh (Tromsø, Norway)
That this book is a masterwork, not only for the recipes but also as a feast for the eyes, should be clear from the other reviews. For those not exposed to Persian cuisine, this is probably the world's finest culinary tradition (and I add the word "probably" only so as not to sound too dogmatic). By the way, I am not Persian. I live in Europe and good Persian cuisine is hard to come by. Fortunately, I travel to Southern California regularly and am able to satisfy my cravings in Westwood, Santa Monica, etc. ("Tehrangeles"). Many of the recipes are rather detailed and time-consuming, but if you have some experience with Persian or even Indian cooking, you should be able to come up with short-cuts and simplifications as well as ideas for fusion cuisine. As fall closes in, I'm especially looking forward to the heart-warming stews.
The Most Authentic Persian Cookbook July 22, 2010
dalpatrick
I have been trying to replicate Persian cooking for 27 years, since I married my Iranian born husband. Iranian friends and family usually won't or can't give you precise recipes since they are trained by their mothers, and learned by observing.I have tried many, many recipes, and served both Iranians and Americans. They were all impressed with the similarity to Persian home cooking. Americans seem to love the Zereshk Polo dish. We serve it every Thanksgiving and Christmas, and it has become a traditional favorite.
Be sure to get a recipe book splash guard to protect it. The book is so beautiful you will want to place it on the coffee table when you aren't using it. The pictures are just gorgeous, and the little stories and explanations are very interesting.
One tip! If you are cooking for Iranians, learn to cook the rice correctly and don't burn the tahdig!
New Food of Life July 11, 2010
Ericka A. Mashhoon (Oakland, California USA)
Very well written and illustrated. Easy to follow recipes specially for a non native Iranian. Helps you use ingredients that you can find in the USA.
AMAZING BOOK June 27, 2010
KOOROSH
One of best gift I got for my wife! I have used other Persian recipes from the internet and Roza famous recipe book, if you are Persian you must know this book- if you are not "Roza's book is a bible" for Persian kitchen! but I always had problems with measurements and the cooking temperature and time, but this book has it all, Exact measurements and timing, and the results are the best. Just like the original mom's recipes"
One other thing what i loved about the book is that it gives some information about the Persian culture and traditions, which are fabulous and make it a unique cooking book.
Thanks great work, and i hope one day i meet the author.
Koorosh
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