I am looking for a recomendation for a good Middle Eastern cookbook,
written in English, with recipes for traditional foods rather than
Americanized ones. If anyone can suggest a good one I would be very
thankful.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:30:27 -0400, (Sharon
Chilson) wrote:

>
>I am looking for a recomendation for a good Middle Eastern cookbook,
>written in English, with recipes for traditional foods rather than
>Americanized ones. If anyone can suggest a good one I would be very
>thankful.

Look for Claudia Roden. I don't remember the exact title of the
classic tome she wrote on middle eastern food/cooking, but if you put
her name into Amazon as part of a search, it will certainly bring it
up. I would look on my own shelves for the title, but I cannot
remember where in my shelves I put this book.

She is well respected in the food world, and I think her recipes will
be exactly what you are looking for.

Christine

"Sharon Chilson" > wrote in message
...
>
> I am looking for a recomendation for a good Middle Eastern cookbook,
> written in English, with recipes for traditional foods rather than
> Americanized ones. If anyone can suggest a good one I would be very
> thankful.


How many goats & camels do you have access to?

:-)


--
Old Scoundrel

(AKA Dimitri)

Christine, thank you for the Claudia Roden suggestion. I am on my way to
Amazon.

Dimitri, my area is sadly lacking in goats and camels, so hopefully lamb
and beef can be used instead (smile).

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:50:14 -0400, (Sharon
Chilson) wrote:

>
>Christine, thank you for the Claudia Roden suggestion. I am on my way to
>Amazon.

I think her major book is called something like A Book of Middle
Eastern Food. Looking on Amazon there is a newer version called The
New Book of Middle Eastern Food.

She also has book of which I have heard good things: Arabesque.

Christine

"Sharon Chilson" > wrote in message
...
>
> Christine, thank you for the Claudia Roden suggestion. I am on my way to
> Amazon.
>
> Dimitri, my area is sadly lacking in goats and camels, so hopefully lamb
> and beef can be used instead (smile).


You might do better on the web in 3 areas:

1. Search (Google) for specific country or regional recipes on the web
i.e. Moroccan or Lebanese etc.
2. When you do search go to the native language pages and let either Alta
Vista or Google do the translations.
3. Think about the ethnic searches i.e. Farsi recipes.

BTW if you have any Mexican or Latin meat Markets, you'll be able to get
goat.

:-)


--
Old Scoundrel

(AKA Dimitri)

Dimitri > wrote:

> "Sharon Chilson" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> I am looking for a recomendation for a good Middle Eastern cookbook,
>> written in English, with recipes for traditional foods rather than
>> Americanized ones. If anyone can suggest a good one I would be very
>> thankful.
>
> How many goats & camels do you have access to?

There's geese involved, too. Stuff geese into goat into camel and
slow roast.

-sw

Dimitri wrote:

> BTW if you have any Mexican or Latin meat Markets, you'll be able to get
> goat.
>

They will call it "cabrito"

I looked at Claudia Roden's cookbooks online. Next week when I am out
and about again I'll go by Borders or Barnes + Noble so I can look at
her books 'for real' (hold them in my hand and go page by page).

I will also do as Dimitri suggested and search the internet for various
countries style of cooking.

I really appreciate the suggestions I've been given here.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:47:04 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:


>BTW if you have any Mexican or Latin meat Markets, you'll be able to get
>goat.

Halal butchers will also carry goat. Depending on the season they may
or may not have a ready supply and you may need to reserve it in
advance.

Robert wrote on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:02:03 -0700:

>> BTW if you have any Mexican or Latin meat Markets, you'll be
>> able to get goat.

>Halal butchers will also carry goat. Depending on the season
> they mayor may not have a ready supply and you may need to
> reserve it in advance.

I sometimes go to an Indian restaurant for lunch. They almost always
have goat curry on their buffet menu. I wonder where they buy the meat?
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:40:02 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> Robert wrote on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:02:03 -0700:
>
>>> BTW if you have any Mexican or Latin meat Markets, you'll be
>>> able to get goat.
>
>>Halal butchers will also carry goat. Depending on the season
>> they mayor may not have a ready supply and you may need to
>> reserve it in advance.
>
>I sometimes go to an Indian restaurant for lunch. They almost always
>have goat curry on their buffet menu. I wonder where they buy the meat?

You'll have to ask them. They could get it from a local carniceria
(Mexican butcher), Halal butcher, or they could source it from a local
"rancher" - raising goat doesn't require much land.

wrote:
>Look for Claudia Roden. I don't remember the exact title of the
>classic tome she wrote on middle eastern food/cooking, but if you put
>her name into Amazon as part of a search, it will certainly bring it
>up. I would look on my own shelves for the title, but I cannot
>remember where in my shelves I put this book.
>She is well respected in the food world, and I think her recipes will
>be exactly what you are looking for.

The book in question is _The New Book Of Middle Eastern Food_ (2001).
It's very informative and the recipes we've tried have all tasted
deliciously full bodied and fragrant.

Orlando