Silk Roads

Anna Ansari is a rare kind of home cook who is able to turn the simplest ingredients into pure magic. I cant wait to read her book. Meera Sodha This is the story of the worlds most famous trade routes, retold through recipes. In this rich and delicious cookbook, Iranian-American cook and writer Anna Ansari takes us on a culinary, historical, and personal odyssey across the Silk Roads. Weaving together essays, family photography and 90 recipes, Ansari brings life to the flavours of the Silk Roads from the walnut groves of her fathers Iranian childhood, across Central Asian markets brimming with fragrant melons and thronged with fat-tailed sheep, and into the neighbourhoods of modern-day Chinese cities. Discover delectable dishes from Baku to Beijing Azeri-Iranian stews served with crispy-bottomed rice, dill-infused noodles from Western Uzbekistan, Georgian cornbread, Uyghur lamb chops and all kinds of dumplings, from fat, spiralled oromo to tiny, stuffed dushbara in a delicate saffron broth. Plus, youll find refreshing drinks and sharbats, and American-inspired desserts like apple pie with quince, sticky persimmon pudding, and walnut-studded spiced blondies.