{"product_id":"the-taste-of-egypt-home-cooking-from-the-middle-east-9781649034281","title":"The Taste of Egypt: Home Cooking from the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of Best Mediterranean Cuisine Book (Gourmand World Cookbook Awards) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The best Egyptian cookbook I have ever come across. . . . Dyna gives us more than a taste of Egypt, she shares with us her genuine passion for food and she entices us to discover or re-discover Egyptian cooking.\"--Lisa Kaaki, \u003cem\u003eArab News\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A modern approach to one of the world's oldest cuisines, new in paperback! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCombining mouthwatering recipes with a fresh, contemporary design, \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Egypt \u003c\/em\u003ebrings the sophisticated colors and flavors of Egyptian and Middle Eastern cuisine to the modern home kitchen in unpretentious, down-to-earth style. Impress your dinner guests with sublime appetizers such as stuffed-vine leaves and roast eggplant dip. Cook up a storm with silky cumin-infused lentil soup, sensational spiced meatballs, and delicious artichokes cooked in red pepper sauce. There are summery salads to fill a picnic hamper and hearty slow-cooked beans and basterma (fenugreek-spiced cured beef) to evoke the bustling warmth of a Middle Eastern food market. And the recipes for sweet delights are designed to satisfy even the most persistent sweet tooth. Presented in a vibrant, accessible style, \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Egypt\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of a great culinary tradition and an exciting addition to the repertoire of the modern home cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDyna Eldaief\u003c\/strong\u003e spent almost two decades honing her craft and recalling the aromas of her Egyptian mother's home-cooked meals while capturing the recipes of her heritage in \u003cem\u003eThe Taste of Egypt \u003c\/em\u003e(AUC Press, 2016)\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e which was awarded a Gourmand International Cookbook Prize. As part of the writing process, she started a food blog and a YouTube channel which resulted in an invitation to appear as a contestant on the Middle East edition of the reality television cooking show, \"The Taste.\" She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eEgyptian Flavors: 50 Recipes\u003c\/em\u003e (AUC Press, 2021) and lives with her husband and three children in Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51414763700498,"sku":"9781649034281","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_616107d1-52fc-47ee-90ca-89d52b0ec032.jpg?v=1751127418","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-taste-of-egypt-home-cooking-from-the-middle-east-9781649034281","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}