turkey & the ottoman empire New and recent Titles 2014
turkey
& the ottoman empire
cookery
New and recent Titles 2014
Sherbet and Spice The Complete Story of Turkish Sweets and Desserts
Mary Isin The stories behind Turkey’s huge variety of sweets and puddings are as fascinating as their multiplicity of flavours. This riveting exploration of their history and role in Turkish culture is a voyage of adventure, taking us from the sultan’s palace to the homes of ordinary people in Turkey’s villages and towns, and beyond to Central Asia, Persia, Arabia, Egypt and the Levant. This is the land of Turkish delight perfumed with rosewater and musk, rose jam, baklava filled with nuts, clotted cream or cheese, milk puddings and helvas, strings of nuts dipped in grape syrup, and model gardens built of sugar carried in wedding processions. The first study of Turkish confectionery ever to be published, Sherbet and Spice offers a rare look at the evolution of sweets from the non-European angle, based on many Turkish sources little known outside Turkey that lend a new dimension to the subject.
‘A fascinating and informative exploration of the role of sweetness in Turkish culture over the centuries.’ – Laura Mason, food historian and author of Sugar-plums and Sherbet 304 Pages 228 x 155mm Illustrated 2012 9781848858985 Hardback £20.00
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Tastes of Byzantium The Cuisine of a Legendary Empire
Andrew Dalby 272 Pages 198 x 126mm 2010 9781848851658 Paperback £14.99
Classic Turkish Cooking Ghillie Basan and Jonathan Basan 224 Pages 236 x 236mm 2011 9781848859845 Paperback £18.99
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