Screen LibraryThe jewelled table : cooking, eating & entertaining the Middle Eastern way /
"Mezze has become synonymous with the Middle East; a style of eating automatically associated with tables laden and stacked with sharing plates that avalanche from the kitchen. However, that's just one part of the picture. Eating in the Middle East is both a necessity and a social ritual....
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Hardie Grant Books,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Mezze has become synonymous with the Middle East; a style of eating automatically associated with tables laden and stacked with sharing plates that avalanche from the kitchen. However, that's just one part of the picture. Eating in the Middle East is both a necessity and a social ritual. In The Jewelled Table, Bethany Kehdy explores the way Middle Easterners cook, eat and entertain, and the rituals of doing so at home, highlighting why the Middle East has such a rich, intricate and wonderful heritage of hospitality, in part much inspired by the 'hospitable' desert. Over 80 ancient and every |
| Carrier Form: | 271 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 267) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781784881672 1784881678 |
| Index Number: | TX725 |
| CLC: | TS972.183.7-09 |
| Call Number: | TS972.183.7-09/K269 |
| Contents: | Back to basics -- Oasis found: refreshments, digestives and cocktails -- Decorate the table: crudités, canapés and pret-a-manger -- Unfasten the appetite: small plates and additional dishes -- Share the feast: large plates and principle dishes -- Never ending feast: desserts. |