{"product_id":"classical-turkish-cooking-traditional-turkish-food-for-the-american-kitchen-9780060931636","title":"Classical Turkish Cooking: Traditional Turkish Food for the American Kitchen","description":"\u003cp\u003eTurkish food is one of the world's great cuisines. Its taste and depth place it with French and Chinese; its simplicity and healthfulness rank it number one. Turkish-born Ayla Algar offers 175 recipes for this vibrant and tasty food, presented against the rich and fascinating backdrop of Turkish history and culture. Tempting recipes for kebabs, pilafs, \u003cem\u003emeze\u003c\/em\u003e (appetizers), dolmas (those delicious stuffed vegetables or vine leaves), soups, fish, \u003cem\u003emanti\u003c\/em\u003e and other pasta dishes, lamb, poultry, yogurt, bread, and traditional sweets such as baklava are introduced here to American cooks in accessible form. With its emphasis on grains, vegetables, fruits, olive oil, and other healthful foods, Turkish cooking puts a new spin on familiar ingredients and offers culinary adventure coupled with satisfying and delicious meals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlgar, Ayla E.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ayla Algar, the Mellon Lecturer in Turkish at the University of California, Berkeley, was born and raised in Turkey and visits there often. She has written for the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e and is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Book of Turkish Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e, published in England. Her academic background and her lively and articulate interest in the culinary arts of her native land make her extraordinarily well qualified to write on this venerable and delicious cuisine.","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491363885330,"sku":"9780060931636","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4f6691e8-76c4-4806-90b0-c2ba5599a68f.jpg?v=1730539654","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/classical-turkish-cooking-traditional-turkish-food-for-the-american-kitchen-9780060931636","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}