Syria is where food, memory, and resilience collide: recreate the flavors of this beautiful country in Our Syria, for delicious meals anywhere in the world. Syria has always been the meeting point for the most delicious flavors from East and West, where spices and sweetness collide. Even now, in possibly the country’s darkest hour, Syrian
Syria is where food, memory, and resilience collide: recreate the flavors of this beautiful country in Our Syria, for delicious meals anywhere in the world.
Syria has always been the meeting point for the most delicious flavors from East and West, where spices and sweetness collide. Even now, in possibly the country’s darkest hour, Syrian families in tiny apartments from Beirut to Berlin are searching out the best tomatoes, lemons, pomegranates, and parsley to evoke the memory of home, keeping their treasured food history alive across continents.
Friends and passionate cooks Itab and Dina met Syrian women in the Middle East and Europe to collect together the very best recipes from one of the world’s greatest food cultures. They spent months cooking with them, learning their recipes and listening to stories of home. Recipes like the following elicit vibrant images of an ancient culture:
Hot Yogurt Soup Fresh Thyme and Halloumi Salad Lamb and Okra Stew Chicken Shawarma Wraps Semolina and Coconut CakeOur Syria is a delicious celebration of the unique taste, culture, and food of Syria-and a celebration of everything that food and memory can mean to an individual, to a family, and to a nation.
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The recipes look awesome, and I am looking forward to trying all … I heard about this book on NPR while driving home from work.Itab Azzim was being interviewed, and after she described the book as a collection of “home recipes” from people who have been displaced by the war over there, and that many people used food to remind themselves of a life they may never have again, I knew I wanted the book.The recipes look awesome, and I am looking forward to trying all of them. However, I purchased the book to be able to see the…
Ok, if you already know how to cook The authors do not know how to cook, or they didn’t proofread their work, one or the other. Most of the recipes they’ve gotten from Syrian women while they were there doing theater work in Syria, however I think they must have written a few things down wrong. Examples, their falafel recipe calls for an entire bunch of cilantro … and then a half teaspoon of coriander?? Yeah, same thing. (Perhaps they meant cardamom and didn’t proofread) One of their chicken recipes wants you to cook a…
Incredible, accessible cookbook I’ve probably made about half of the recipes in this book since I got it shortly after Thanksgiving and everything has come out delicious (although the cooking times are not always exact). 95% of the ingredients are available at our local grocery store and all of the cooking techniques are straightforward and we’ll explained. This cookbook is a work of art for the masses!