Tekebash and Saba

Name: Tekebash and Saba
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SKU: 9781922351821
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Recipes from the Horn of Africa

By Saba Alemayoh

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Tekebash and Saba by Saba Alemayoh is a celebration of Ethiopian cuisine and culture, artfully blending recipes with personal stories. The book highlights the author’s journey through her family's culinary traditions, emphasizing the rich flavours and vibrant heritage of Ethiopian dishes. It's an intimate exploration of food as a medium for personal and cultural narrative.
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You might enjoy this book if you are passionate about discovering authentic Ethiopian cuisine through a personal and heartwarming narrative. This culinary journey blends cherished family recipes with rich storytelling, making it perfect for those who appreciate cooking as an expression of culture and heritage.

Tekebash and Saba

A celebration of the food of Ethiopia's northernmost state Tigray, interweaved with the compelling story of author Saba Alemayoh and her mother Tekebash Gebre, who came to Australia as refugees and have nurtured a connection to their beloved homeland through shared recipes and rituals.

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From Tigray to the world, a love story through food.

This is not your regular cookbook. The recipes are a legacy of Tekebash Gebre, my extraordinary mother. Tekebash was born in Tigray, under the rule of the last Ethiopian emperor. She lived under a communist regime before fleeing to Sudan. Since then, we have been on a migration journey, from Aksum to Khartoum to Melbourne and beyond. Our hearts, however, will forever be Tigrayan, and through Tekebash's simple, vibrant dishes, we celebrate a connection that won't be broken.

It has been my privilege to translate and record what Tekebash cooked by taste, touch, and memory for several years in our Melbourne restaurant. It's our story, and it's my tribute. But it will also resonate with anyone who knows the unceasing pull of a distant homeland and the comfort of its food.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781922351821

Publisher: Murdoch Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 March 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Murdoch Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 190.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 900g

Pages: 208

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Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Non-Fiction Saba Alemayoh

About the Author

Born in Sudan, to Ethiopian parents, Saba arrived in Australia in 1999 with her mother when she was nine. After finishing school, Saba joined the Australian Army and was a part of the first era of women in the Australian Army to go into combat. After the army, Saba opened an eponymous restaurant in Melbourne's Fitzroy. She worked front of her house while her mother, Tekebash Gebre cooked the food of her homeland by memory, taste and instinct in the kitchen. Tekebash was born in Tigray, under the rule of the last Ethiopian emperor, who was overthrown in 1974 by a communist military government backed by the Soviet Union. She became a refugee in Sudan at the time of the rebellion during the transition in the 1990s from communism to a democratic government. After the closure of the restaurant, Saba relocated to Lagos, where she works in music and arts events and curates art shows.