Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus
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- Author：Yasmin Khan
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Summary
For thousands of years， the eastern Mediterranean has stood as a meeting point between East and West， bringing cultures and cuisines through trade， commerce， and migration。 Traveling by boat and land， Yasmin Khan traces the ingredients that have spread through the region from the time of Ottoman rule to the influence of recent refugee communities。
At the kitchen table， she explores what borders， identity， and migration mean in an interconnected world， and her recipes unite around thickets of dill and bunches of oregano， zesty citrus and sweet dates， thick tahini and soothing cardamom。 Khan includes healthy， seasonal， vegetable-focused recipes， such as hot yogurt soups， zucchini and feta fritters， pomegranate and sumac chicken， and candied pumpkin with tahini and date syrup。
Fully accessible for the home cook， with stunning food and location photography， Ripe Figs is a dazzling collection of recipes and stories that celebrate an ever-diversifying region and imagine a world without borders。
At the kitchen table， she explores what borders， identity， and migration mean in an interconnected world， and her recipes unite around thickets of dill and bunches of oregano， zesty citrus and sweet dates， thick tahini and soothing cardamom。 Khan includes healthy， seasonal， vegetable-focused recipes， such as hot yogurt soups， zucchini and feta fritters， pomegranate and sumac chicken， and candied pumpkin with tahini and date syrup。
Fully accessible for the home cook， with stunning food and location photography， Ripe Figs is a dazzling collection of recipes and stories that celebrate an ever-diversifying region and imagine a world without borders。
Reviews
Sia Karamalegos
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I'm waiting to rate this book until I've tried a few recipes。 I wanted to jot down my thoughts on the rest of the book while I remember。。。As a fellow mixed heritage person， I really enjoyed the stories of the different regions and migrants。 That may be what drew me to this book - a desire to merge some of the culinary ideas of the whole region （I'm half Greek）。 A few of the Greek culinary ideas were a little bit off， but that could also be a regional thing as even within Greece there are many di I'm waiting to rate this book until I've tried a few recipes。 I wanted to jot down my thoughts on the rest of the book while I remember。。。As a fellow mixed heritage person， I really enjoyed the stories of the different regions and migrants。 That may be what drew me to this book - a desire to merge some of the culinary ideas of the whole region （I'm half Greek）。 A few of the Greek culinary ideas were a little bit off， but that could also be a regional thing as even within Greece there are many differences。Sometimes I eat vegetarian， so I appreciate the appendix that lists vegetarian， vegan， dairy free， and gluten free recipes。 It's much more inclusive。I look forward to trying out the recipes， even ones that she's put her own influence on。 Except maybe spanakopita。 Spanakopita is sacred 😄 。。。more
Kristen Curtis
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Incredible
Shahedah
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Have you ever had a cookbook where you knew you could make every single recipe in it， and have complete faith that it would need little-to-no adjusting， and would turn out delicious and just as the recipe intends？ This is what Yasmin Khan manages to do—in all of her books， not just her latest。Ripe Figs sings with the classic flavours of the Mediterranean through both creative and traditional recipes。 Then there are those recipes included as a nod to refugees and migrants across the eastern Medit Have you ever had a cookbook where you knew you could make every single recipe in it， and have complete faith that it would need little-to-no adjusting， and would turn out delicious and just as the recipe intends？ This is what Yasmin Khan manages to do—in all of her books， not just her latest。Ripe Figs sings with the classic flavours of the Mediterranean through both creative and traditional recipes。 Then there are those recipes included as a nod to refugees and migrants across the eastern Mediterranean。 Because this is not just a book of recipes， it's a cookbook that tells a story。Read my full review at https://foodiarist。com/2021/05/06/rev。。。 。。。more
Natalie
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Peace without bordersI devoured this book， not only got the dining photography and beautiful recipes， but for the stories and commentary。 We connect so much through food without even realizing it。 This is a must read， please also check out the organizations listed at the end of the book to support。
Rari Marks
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Beautiful photos of places， people and food。 The recipes look so delicious。 Touching stories about refugees， the meaninglessness of borders， and her childhood were all connected by the rich foods and ingredients of the region。
Melissa
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This book seemed pulled in two directions: one told the stories of how divisions between ethnicity， nationality， or refugee status can be healed with the connecting nature of food and gathering to share a meal; the second was a traditional collection of regional recipes。 I think it would have been more cohesive if the featured recipes featured the organizations and people striving to make these connections through food OR focused on the regional cuisine。
Coepi
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I received a copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。I feel like it's hard to write a truly outstanding cookbook， but this certainly is one。 Several of my closest friends are from the eastern Mediterranean and when they've cooked for me it's been incredible - so I was excited to read Ripe Figs， but also had high expectations。 I found the recipes I hoped for， but also beautiful travel writing， an insight into the history and politics of the region， and descriptions of struggles fa I received a copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。I feel like it's hard to write a truly outstanding cookbook， but this certainly is one。 Several of my closest friends are from the eastern Mediterranean and when they've cooked for me it's been incredible - so I was excited to read Ripe Figs， but also had high expectations。 I found the recipes I hoped for， but also beautiful travel writing， an insight into the history and politics of the region， and descriptions of struggles facing refugees in Greece。 The photos were gorgeous too， even more than normal for travel/recipe books。 I also loved how Khan reflected on the similarities between Iran （where part of her family is from） and the eastern Mediterranean， and her descriptions of the Turkish diaspora in Hackney， London - now I'm yearning to visit not only the Mediterranean countries described， but also to go back to London again。 This is an excellent book on many fronts， and I may have to buy myself a physical copy so I can see the beautiful photographs up close。 。。。more
Deb
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What a refreshing cookery book。 Some amazing colourful photos in this book， that just makes you think of summer。 The recipes are just joyous and mouth watering。 They are the essence of the med。 We all need a few of these recipes in our lives。 Yasmin gives us snippets of info of various places as we go through the book。The recipes themselves are simple to understand and follow， there is nothing complicated。 Most are quite simple and quick to make。The food is flavoursome， healthy， yet you will be What a refreshing cookery book。 Some amazing colourful photos in this book， that just makes you think of summer。 The recipes are just joyous and mouth watering。 They are the essence of the med。 We all need a few of these recipes in our lives。 Yasmin gives us snippets of info of various places as we go through the book。The recipes themselves are simple to understand and follow， there is nothing complicated。 Most are quite simple and quick to make。The food is flavoursome， healthy， yet you will be left wanting more……。 You will be left returning to this book again and again。 It is an everyday book， not just one of those books you buy and just use it for one perhaps two recipes， this is a book were you will be experimenting with most of the book。Simply mouthwatering……。buy from my shop at https://uk。bookshop。org/a/6117/978152。。。 。。。more
Janet
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