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Falastin

Falastin

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  • Author：Sami Tamimi
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Summary

FALASTIN is a love letter to Palestine， the land and its people; an evocative collection of over 110 unforgettable recipes and stories from the co-authors of Jerusalem and Ottolenghi: The Cookbook， and Ottolenghi SIMPLE。

Travelling through Bethlehem， East Jerusalem， Nablus， Haifa， Akka， Nazareth， Galilee and the West Bank， Sami and Tara invite you to experience and enjoy unparalleled access to Sami's homeland。 As each region has its own distinct identity and tale to tell， there are endless new flavour combinations to discover。

The food is the perfect mix of traditional and contemporary， with recipes that have been handed down through the generations and reworked for a modern home kitchen， alongside dishes that have been inspired by Sami and Tara's collaborations with producers and farmers throughout Palestine。

With stunning food and travel photography plus stories from unheard Palestinian voices， this innovative cookbook will transport you to this rich and complex land。

So get ready to laden your table with the most delicious of foods – from abundant salads， soups and wholesome grains to fluffy breads， easy one-pot dishes and perfumed sweet treats – here are simple feasts to be shared and everyday meals to be enjoyed。 These are stunning Palestinian-inspired dishes that you will want to cook， eat， fall in love with and make your own。

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Reviews

Ashleigh Rose ，

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Roberta ，

I plan to buy this book because of the Palestinian recipes that sound so tantalizing。 I own Tamimi's former books and whenever I dip into them I always savor the results。 I plan to buy this book because of the Palestinian recipes that sound so tantalizing。 I own Tamimi's former books and whenever I dip into them I always savor the results。 。。。more

Al Maki ，

I found only one recipe that I will make again and I substantially modified it。

Cait ，

This is a great example of a cookbook as a travel guide。 Recipes are about the people who make them and the places they are from- I appreciated the asides about farmers or coops or restaurants。 Many of the recipes are meat heavy （moreso than my experience of the Levant）， so it's less useful to me as a cookbook。 Still， I did read it and dream of tahini， so that's good。 This is a great example of a cookbook as a travel guide。 Recipes are about the people who make them and the places they are from- I appreciated the asides about farmers or coops or restaurants。 Many of the recipes are meat heavy （moreso than my experience of the Levant）， so it's less useful to me as a cookbook。 Still， I did read it and dream of tahini， so that's good。 。。。more

Ew Lake ，

Lessons in home， politics， and of course， food。

Gianna Lorandi ，

So many great recipes！ I want to make them all！！

L。C。 ，

LOVED it！ Chicken za’atar amazing！ Hard to return to library because I want another 3 weeks！

Ghanimaa ，

Tried one recipe it was so easy and tasteful 。Can’t wait to try the others。 The recipes are perfect for us the middle eastern， the ingredients are easy to find and recipes are so good 。The pictures in the book are so nice ， beautiful people with lots of old food markets in Palestine。

N Durrani ，

Mouth watering receipes that I've repeated several times。 Mouth watering receipes that I've repeated several times。 。。。more

Siobhan McRibbles ，

If I could give this more stars， I would！ I bought this book since I have most Ottolenghi books and was curious about the food of Palestine。 The stories were impeccably told， the photos beautiful and the food itself， delicious。 I have made 5 recipes from this （Bakewell tart， cauliflower sfiha， musaqa'a， batata bill filfil， and the prawn and tomato stew） - all were amazing， the recipes accurate and the something different I was looking for after over a year into the pandemic。 Although most of the If I could give this more stars， I would！ I bought this book since I have most Ottolenghi books and was curious about the food of Palestine。 The stories were impeccably told， the photos beautiful and the food itself， delicious。 I have made 5 recipes from this （Bakewell tart， cauliflower sfiha， musaqa'a， batata bill filfil， and the prawn and tomato stew） - all were amazing， the recipes accurate and the something different I was looking for after over a year into the pandemic。 Although most of the recipes are a bit labour intensive， it was worth it。 Can't recommend this book enough。 。。。more

Laura ，

I picked this book up for my girlfriend as a thank you for rescuing my new guidebook about Edinburgh from behind a narrow shelf in our local book shop - bless her skinny forarms。 I am thrilled by my own generosity， as it is EXCELLENT。 The food produced is delicious but the stories woven between the recipes are warmer than fresh pita bread and have introduced me to Palestinian Olive Oil。 I am forever changed。

Kristine Mckenna ，

I like this cookbook b/c it focuses on making Palestinien food。 Although some of the food I am family with， such as Hummus and focusing on Lemons， Olive， Oil， Pomogranetes， I am not experienced cooking many of these recipes。 The Tahini sounds delicious and also using Za’Ztar， and herb I was not familiar with。 I think many of these recipes would be really good and the focus is on home cooking and fairly simple recipes where the ingredients can be found and done well。

Izabel C ，

LOVE this cookbook。 I’ve made multiple items and they were all scrumptious！

Dionne ，

Beautiful， nicely written and organized。 I'm cooking my way through it and enjoying very much。 Beautiful， nicely written and organized。 I'm cooking my way through it and enjoying very much。 。。。more

Agnieszka Pyra ，

Pierwsza książka kucharska， z której każdy przepis jest strzałem w dziesiątkę。 Połączenia smaków dla Polaków czasem egzotyczne， nieoczywiste， ale otwierające drzwi na nowe doznania kulinarne。 Główny zrąb to wariacje potraw warzywnych。 Trochę mało zup， jak na mój gust， ale pomimo tego świetna pozycja。

Hannah ，

I am a poor follower of recipes and have made different versions of various things included in this book before， but so far I have done my best to follow:- hummus with toppings- pita- falafel- shatta- m'tabbal- red beet tarte with feta， honey and za'atar- some saladsAnd， honestly， they were pretty great as written。 So far， so good。 The excerpts about people， places and passions throughout are what make it a solid 4 stars。 I am a poor follower of recipes and have made different versions of various things included in this book before， but so far I have done my best to follow:- hummus with toppings- pita- falafel- shatta- m'tabbal- red beet tarte with feta， honey and za'atar- some saladsAnd， honestly， they were pretty great as written。 So far， so good。 The excerpts about people， places and passions throughout are what make it a solid 4 stars。 。。。more

Dayna ，

I love this cookbook。 The recipes I’ve tried have all been so good and worked exactly as described。 The photos are beautiful， and the historical/cultural asides are so interesting， that I read it cover to cover。

Saifa ，

Reading this book feels like taking a leisurely stroll around Palestine， often stopping to talk to the locals and always to sample the delicious food。 Highly recommended。

Robyn ，

I take a LOT of cookbooks out of the library。 When I realized I could do this a few years ago it kind of changed my life。 No more buying expensive cookbooks because I heard they were good， only never to use them。 I can take them out and flip through them a few times and see if I'm actually going to cook anything。 Very rarely do I actually find one worth buying when I know I can just take it out again later。 However， I am definitely buying this one - or at least putting it on my Christmas list！I I take a LOT of cookbooks out of the library。 When I realized I could do this a few years ago it kind of changed my life。 No more buying expensive cookbooks because I heard they were good， only never to use them。 I can take them out and flip through them a few times and see if I'm actually going to cook anything。 Very rarely do I actually find one worth buying when I know I can just take it out again later。 However， I am definitely buying this one - or at least putting it on my Christmas list！I received Jerusalem a few years ago when I asked for "any Ottolenghi cookbook" without ever testing out any Yottam Ottolenghi cookbook。 I'm extremely glad it was Jerusalem that my brother in law chose out of the Ottolenghi pile because since then， I have taken all of Ottolenghi's books out of the library and in my opinion Jerusalem is the only one worth owning （sorry for saying but I just don't feel like most of his recipes are accessible enough for the home cook）。 I love food from that corner of the world and we don't have a lot of restaurant options for it in Saskatoon so it is wonderful to have a trusted resource for recipes I can keep going back to。I was excited to hear that Falastin was a follow-up to Jerusalem and even more excited that Ottolenghi only wrote the forward， instead this one being authored by his lesser known sidekicks who I always suspected were able to write recipes a little more accessible to home cooks， without sacrificing any of the flavour or creativity that Ottolenghi is known for。 This is SUCH a good cookbook。 During my one month library hold I've made several of the recipes and they've been highly flavourful and not difficult to prepare。 The recipes are still decently involved so I wouldn't call them "simple" （maybe I'd classify as "advanced home cooking"） but as long as you can get your hands on some za'atar （I found some at Sobeys） you're not likely to be scouring the city or internet for hard to find ingredients。 I cannot wait to make and eat more things from this book。 Provided you are a moderately ambitious/confident home cook， you will likely not be disappointed。 。。。more

Aja Marsh ，

beautiful！ made me very hungry。

Elizabeth ，

I can't believe I'm rating a cookbook five stars， but it is the combination of amazing recipes and amazing stories that helped me get a feel for a culture I'm not all that familiar with。 First， the food - in one month， we've made almost 10 different recipes from this book， from every section but dessert， and every single one has been mind-blowingly good （even the stuff that sounded vaguely odd）。 Then， the stories - knowing some things about conflict between Israel and Palestine as well as other I can't believe I'm rating a cookbook five stars， but it is the combination of amazing recipes and amazing stories that helped me get a feel for a culture I'm not all that familiar with。 First， the food - in one month， we've made almost 10 different recipes from this book， from every section but dessert， and every single one has been mind-blowingly good （even the stuff that sounded vaguely odd）。 Then， the stories - knowing some things about conflict between Israel and Palestine as well as other nations in the region is a far cry from understanding how politics is affecting sustainable fishing in the Gaza strip， the water supply for crops， the uprooting of olive trees， and all the rest。 Highly， highly recommended！ 。。。more

Chelsea ，

What an excellent， tasty， thought-provoking book。 This will be at the top my list for favorite books this year。

Offbalance ，

Some really great ideas in here to shake someone out of a cooking rut （provided you have access to some of the spices）。 Can't wait to try some of the chicken recipes （and the one for the hard-boiled eggs！） Some really great ideas in here to shake someone out of a cooking rut （provided you have access to some of the spices）。 Can't wait to try some of the chicken recipes （and the one for the hard-boiled eggs！） 。。。more

Julie Botnick ，

The musakhan recipe alone is worth it。 It’s also the only recipe we tried from the book so far。 But holy smokes， it was delicious！ And they give you step by step instructions on how to plate it perfectly。 It’s beautifully designed and photographed with stories of people and organizations interspersed between the recipes。 Overall， though， I’d rather have these dishes made by amazing chefs using the best ingredients possible rather than the poor imitations I know I’d make in my own kitchen。。。

Dave Osborne ，

t“Falastin。” The word is a gateway into the spirit and motif of this 2020 publication co-authored by Sami Tamimi， co-author of Jerusalem: A Cookbook; and Tara Wigley， co-author of Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook。 “Falastin” is the Arabic pronunciation of “Palestine。” It’s the word Palestinians use for their homeland。 Titling the cookbook “Falastin” instead of “Palestine” brings authenticity; it’s the most authentic way of Palestinians saying， “This is us。”tNPR listed “Falastin” in its best books o t“Falastin。” The word is a gateway into the spirit and motif of this 2020 publication co-authored by Sami Tamimi， co-author of Jerusalem: A Cookbook; and Tara Wigley， co-author of Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook。 “Falastin” is the Arabic pronunciation of “Palestine。” It’s the word Palestinians use for their homeland。 Titling the cookbook “Falastin” instead of “Palestine” brings authenticity; it’s the most authentic way of Palestinians saying， “This is us。”tNPR listed “Falastin” in its best books of 2020， recognizing the uniqueness of what is much more than a cookbook: The book is a window into much more than Palestinian food; it is a window into Palestinian culture and values。 Food is present at nearly every Palestinian social interaction。 This attractively and authentically produced cookbook is more than a collection of soul foods; it is a collection of soul。tThe reader should read this cookbook from cover to cover before trying the recipes。 Read the contributions of the Palestinians’ words before you settle on a recipe; enjoy the photos of people and food。 Take time to sit down with Palestinians。 Inevitably， food will be present。 The authors took the time to sit down。 So should the reader。 tSaHtayn。 “Double your health。” Bon appetit。 t 。。。more

Rachel ，

Fascinating look at Palestinian culture and food， and in depth about the people and places that make the country great。 It helps that one of the authors is from the country and is as passionate about his home as he is about the food。 I had no idea they used that much chili in their food， though the tahini was a bit more expected。 I have a lot of pages marked for recipes I want to try， so may actually have to buy this one。 Highly recommended， 5 stars。

Carly ，

Great cookbook for reading。 I really learned a lot about Palestine！ I have made two of the recipes so far， both were excellent and not overly onerous。 Planning to make at least a few more before this one goes back to the library。 The hummus recipe in this book is good and creamy - tahini heavy （no olive oil） and 4 year old approved。

Dray ，

Quite a good cookbook。 I like that is contemporary， the stories are heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking about this area and its people and the food。 But the food is fantastic and well presented。

Petra wonders how life without books would be？ ，

This was my Christmas present to myself。 I love Palestinian food。 Their hummus is the best in the world。 Also a bread called esh tanoor - flat bread thrown onto the inside walls of a tandoori-type oven and ready when it drops off。 Trying to get off the island was a nightmare。 A 45 min flight was $227 in total and 1 hour before it was due to depart， no airline staff had turned up。 The only other airline staff there said that they had probably cancelled and didn't tell anyone， they did it all the This was my Christmas present to myself。 I love Palestinian food。 Their hummus is the best in the world。 Also a bread called esh tanoor - flat bread thrown onto the inside walls of a tandoori-type oven and ready when it drops off。 Trying to get off the island was a nightmare。 A 45 min flight was $227 in total and 1 hour before it was due to depart， no airline staff had turned up。 The only other airline staff there said that they had probably cancelled and didn't tell anyone， they did it all the time。 She said she had room on her plane so I switched tickets。 $330。 3 of of us on an 8 seater plance。So I went off to to the airport cafe， nice and new and owned by a friend of mine who has no background in restaurants but is doing ok。 I saw shakshuka on the menu - a sort of very thick sauce of tomatoes and peppers etc with an egg scrambled in a hole in the middle - and it had feta on it。 I said to my son that wasn't authentic， but the cook overheard and said it was。 That someone or other beginning with Y from Jerusalem had it in his cookbook。So now I owe her an apology it was in Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's first joint cookbook。 When I go back。 If I go back。3/2021 。。。more

Christina Karvounis ，

Ambitious， inspiring and awesome。

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