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Phaidon Press
June 2009
On Sale: May 30, 2009
704 pages
ISBN: 0714849294
EAN: 9780714849294
Hardcover
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"Vefa's Kitchen" is the first authoritative and all-
encompassing Greek recipe book in English. Doing for Greek
cuisine what the hugely successful "Silver Spoon" did for
Italian, it contains more than 700 fully updated,
straightforward and mouthwatering recipes. Aimed at all
lovers of Mediterranean food, the book will appeal to
anyone who loves to cook easy, tempting and delicious
dishes, from simple but stunning salads and mezedes in
summer, to slowly simmered meat dishes and crisp filo
pastries in winter. As well as presenting definitive
recipes for taverna favourites such as moussaka, tzatziki
and hummus, the book documents the extraordinary variety of
local sweets and pastries, delicious home-baked breads and
cheeses of the mountainous interior, as well as the fish
and vegetable dishes of coastal areas, simply fragranced
with lemons and herbs. Like Italian cuisine, Greek cooking
is incredibly simple and delicious, and is based on the
natural qualities of good olive oil, fruit and vegetables,
grains and seafood. And more than almost any other cuisine,
modern Greek food contains many traces of its remarkable
history, with its origins as far back as Homer and
the 'wine-dark' Aegean Sea of the Iliad. The health
benefits of the traditional Greek diet are well documented,
and the extensive Greek repertoire of vegetable dishes is
well represented, with more than 300 dishes that do not
contain meat or fish. There is a comprehensive introduction
on local ingredients and wines, the history of Greek
cooking and the culinary characteristics of each region, as
well as recipes for traditional and religious dishes. Vefa
Alexiadou is the leading culinary authority in Greece today
and is the author of many bestselling cookbooks. "Vefa's
Kitchen" will quickly become a must-have for all home cooks
and lovers of Mediterranean food.
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