The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13 3/4
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- Create Date：2021-04-08 00:51:42
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Tez Ilyas
- ISBN：0751582182
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Summary
The well-written， funny， upbeat and at times uncomfortable and illuminating memoir of Tez's teenage years， starting age 13 and going up to 18， when Tez started university just after 9/11。 The book will follow Tez's secondary school years， family life， messing around with friends， first experiences with girls - as well as giving an honest portrayal of what growing up with racism in working class Blackburn was like。
Reviews
J。P。 Scott
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This is definitely one of our go-to cookbooks when we are looking for a great-tasting and healthy meal。 It should be part of any home's cooking library！ This is definitely one of our go-to cookbooks when we are looking for a great-tasting and healthy meal。 It should be part of any home's cooking library！ 。。。more
Zoya Mahmood
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My favorite cookbook ever。 The first half is a textbook and such a useful reference， and the second half is recipes that serve as practice exercises and are so useful to know when you're in the kitchen looking into a fridge full of random stuff。 My favorite cookbook ever。 The first half is a textbook and such a useful reference， and the second half is recipes that serve as practice exercises and are so useful to know when you're in the kitchen looking into a fridge full of random stuff。 。。。more
Ken Reid
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A most educational book for a cooking novice like myself。 I have only one criticism: many of the dishes described by the author are completely alien to me。 Sharing stories of problems found in top French and Japanese restaurants， creating recipes I haven't tasted， smelled or even heard of do not aid in helping me with the basic and important elements in cooking。 That's a small criticism however - I learned much from this book。 I had no idea about the benefits salting earlier in the cooking proce A most educational book for a cooking novice like myself。 I have only one criticism: many of the dishes described by the author are completely alien to me。 Sharing stories of problems found in top French and Japanese restaurants， creating recipes I haven't tasted， smelled or even heard of do not aid in helping me with the basic and important elements in cooking。 That's a small criticism however - I learned much from this book。 I had no idea about the benefits salting earlier in the cooking process （for so many foods but not all） vs later。 I had a poor understanding of the Maillard reaction。 I never really considered acid being such an important element， and really only considered vinegar， citrus and sour candies as acidic。 Never before did I realize that salt was *so much more important* than other spices - I just assumed it was one of many， and was particularly favored in the small number of cultural foods I've explored。 Turns out it's a key component in seemingly all countries and cultures。 As a non-meat eater， much of the content wasn't aimed at me， but I still found it interesting as an intellectual exercise on the physics of food science （applying heat， acids， etc。）。Well worth the read， especially with the short page count。 I even tried making the homemade mayonnaise （which， it turns out， needs a neutral oil rather than olive oil， but it was still enjoyable！）。I'll now watch the Netflix series， as my friend pointed out is based on this book。 。。。more
Hima
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Very nicely explained the common cooking methods
William
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The go to guide for the science behind cookery， catering 😏 to both culinary principle and recipe creation。
Vi
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i like the narrative section of this book a bunch！！ samin nosrat's voice comes through so nicely， and she's all about taking food， having a few sparse guidelines， and running with it。 （i haven't tried any of her loose recipes tho so can't rate） i like the narrative section of this book a bunch！！ samin nosrat's voice comes through so nicely， and she's all about taking food， having a few sparse guidelines， and running with it。 （i haven't tried any of her loose recipes tho so can't rate） 。。。more
Hungry Changeling Syr
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I loved this framework for cooking
Kassy Lee
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This book helped me go from grilled chicken breast and roasted sweet potato to making tarts， macerating onions， baking oil cakes， braising pig shoulder， and more。 She outlines the food science that forms a foundation of all regional cuisines along with engaging personal stories of traveling and cooking。 Unlike most cookbooks， this book actually led me through how to create meals myself。
Nick Lehotsky
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An absolute masterpiece。 The recipes are fantastic， the first 200 pages （which contain elaborations of the titular principles） enlightening， and the illustrations throw things together well for visual learning。 I cannot recommend this highly enough。 Go buy your own copy， and prepare to salivate as you read。
Shannon
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I had to read this after being delighted by Samin’s Netflix series of the same name。 I’m grateful I got to enjoy her work in that order making it easy for me to hear her voice and imagine her enthusiastic delivery as I read。 Her framework offers a new， interesting approach to cooking。 And she is a delight！
Shelley Orr
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Loved the audio even though it would be best to read in print。 The author did a great job with it。
Doug Reed
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This book makes the "why" of good cooking evident in a way I've never seen it explained before。 I wish I had read this 30 years ago。 I'm trying to teach myself to cook in my 50s， and this demystifies the process。 Essential。 This book makes the "why" of good cooking evident in a way I've never seen it explained before。 I wish I had read this 30 years ago。 I'm trying to teach myself to cook in my 50s， and this demystifies the process。 Essential。 。。。more
Scott Trinkle
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Learned a lot and am very inspired， I’ve been reading this and cooking almost every day pretty much all year。 Love it。
Leeann
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An extremely practical guide to kitchen improvisation！ Witty， insightful， and funny-a winning combination for tackling any kitchen dilemma。
Olivia
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This book taught me some simple basics of cooking that I somehow missed in my early adulthood， and now I feel like a significantly better cook。 Her writing is approachable and informative- and the cartoons are adorable！
Stacey
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I love this book and have become a better cook since reading it。 I understand so much more about the science and flavor of cooking now， and it has helped me to be more confident in creating my own recipes。 It has limited recipes to help you put into practice the components of salt， fat， acid， and heat。 It is an interesting read and will be a reference in my kitchen。 The Netflix series by the same name as the book is good too！
Cav
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Salt， Fat， Acid， Heat was a super-interesting short read that I enjoyed。Author Samin Nosrat is an Iranian-American chef， TV host， food writer， and author。 Until February 2021， she was a columnist for The New York Times Magazine。 Samin Nosrat: Salt， Fat， Acid， Heat is a good general guide to these basic elements of cooking。 Author Samin Nosrat writes with an easy and engaging style that doesn't struggle to hold the reader's attention。The book also has decent formatting; each of the main to Salt， Fat， Acid， Heat was a super-interesting short read that I enjoyed。Author Samin Nosrat is an Iranian-American chef， TV host， food writer， and author。 Until February 2021， she was a columnist for The New York Times Magazine。 Samin Nosrat: Salt， Fat， Acid， Heat is a good general guide to these basic elements of cooking。 Author Samin Nosrat writes with an easy and engaging style that doesn't struggle to hold the reader's attention。The book also has decent formatting; each of the main topics are covered， and then expanded upon。 Each new bit of writing features a header at the top， before expanding briefly below。 This made for super-effective communication。 Salt， Fat， Acid， Heat is full of many incredibly useful tips on preparing various foods; the book contains many great little quotables。 It would also make for a very handy reference guide。The audiobook version is read by the author; which is always a nice touch。 Another nice touch; the end of the book features many recipes。 I really liked the presentation of this book， and learned quite a lot。 I would definitely recommend this one to anyone interested， and I have also added her Netflix show of the same name to my watch list。5 stars。 。。。more
Scerfman （Saoirse）
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Really good read。 Interesting and engaging
Lori Zuppinger
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Some of her anecdotes get a bit long， but overall a very worthwhile read （and yes， the first half of this is meant to be read like a book， before you get to the 'recipes' bit。） Some of her anecdotes get a bit long， but overall a very worthwhile read （and yes， the first half of this is meant to be read like a book， before you get to the 'recipes' bit。） 。。。more
Hannah Sabo
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I really enjoyed reading this book。 It's like a cooking theory book。 It has the perfect amount of science and helpful tips。 I will continue to reference it for the rest of my life。That said， I wish the recipes had more vegetarian entrées。 I really enjoyed reading this book。 It's like a cooking theory book。 It has the perfect amount of science and helpful tips。 I will continue to reference it for the rest of my life。That said， I wish the recipes had more vegetarian entrées。 。。。more
Gabbie De Guzman
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It’s a good book to read even if you just want to know more about food！ I read it like a novel， it was the beat and it gave me more confidence to explore in the kitchen！！
Doug Wells
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I have a cooking crush on Samin Nosrat。 She is brilliant， funny， and engaging。 There is plenty to read in this book beyond some amazing-looking recipes。
Lauren
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I don’t normally read cookbooks as books， but Nosrat is so engaging， I didn’t want to miss anything。 I learned so much and appreciated that she makes freestyle cooking seem attainable。 I’ll read this again and again to absorb more of her theories and beautiful descriptions。
Shelby
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Amazing。 I am officially recommending this to all my friends， AND I’m going to keep it close at hand in my kitchen to use as a reference， rather than sticking it on a shelf。 Having a structure around the how’s and why’s of cooking， rather than just learning the what’s， is amazing。 It’s the instruction manual/cookbook that you didn’t know you needed （or you did know you needed but didn’t know where to find）。 Definitely don’t discount a look through the recipes in part 2！ I didn’t read every word Amazing。 I am officially recommending this to all my friends， AND I’m going to keep it close at hand in my kitchen to use as a reference， rather than sticking it on a shelf。 Having a structure around the how’s and why’s of cooking， rather than just learning the what’s， is amazing。 It’s the instruction manual/cookbook that you didn’t know you needed （or you did know you needed but didn’t know where to find）。 Definitely don’t discount a look through the recipes in part 2！ I didn’t read every word but looking through how it’s arranged and familiarizing myself with what was there was very much worth the time。 。。。more
Kathy
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As many readers I have been cooking for over 40 years and have learned many tips and how to’s。 Samin’s Salt Fat Acid Heat is so refreshing in that it teaches you the why of cooking the way we do on a journey towards become a cook that doesn’t need to follow recipes。 The book is beautifully written and animated。 It is my first cookbook that I have read from cover to cover and the recipes I have tried so far are my new favourites。 Definitely worth watching Samin’s Netflix documentary under the sam As many readers I have been cooking for over 40 years and have learned many tips and how to’s。 Samin’s Salt Fat Acid Heat is so refreshing in that it teaches you the why of cooking the way we do on a journey towards become a cook that doesn’t need to follow recipes。 The book is beautifully written and animated。 It is my first cookbook that I have read from cover to cover and the recipes I have tried so far are my new favourites。 Definitely worth watching Samin’s Netflix documentary under the same name。 Her passion， curiosity and experience is contagious。 。。。more
Gisella
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I loved this cookbook！ I learned so much from the more storytelling parts， and Samin is a really good writer。 The recipes are great， but for me the best part was feeling like I was getting a crash course in cooking。 I could see this being good for beginners and intermediate cooks who want to get more knowledge about why things work the way they do。 Definitely planning to give some copies away for birthdays and Christmas！
Hannah Bevis
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I listened to the audiobook of this， but if I ever reread， I'll get the physical copy。 There's so much good information that it's hard to really take it all in just by listening。 But a super useful book on how different ways of cooking can bring out different flavors and textures。 I listened to the audiobook of this， but if I ever reread， I'll get the physical copy。 There's so much good information that it's hard to really take it all in just by listening。 But a super useful book on how different ways of cooking can bring out different flavors and textures。 。。。more
Carolyn
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I learned so much from her; and that’s pretty significant， because I read a lot of cookbooks。 After reading it， my husband noticed the pork roast was better and asked what I did differently。 The last section is recipes， and I persevered through them， but it’s the first section that’s so good。 Samin is a teacher and a chef。 Also the illustrations are delightful and hilarious。
Jo
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listened to this while working on other things and I did not give it my full attention。 I enjoyed the book， and really liked the Netflix show which I watched about a year ago。
Piret Dahl
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