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Boustany

A celebration of vegetables from my Palestine
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Celebrating the food of Palestine, this is Persiana (225k TCM) meets Plenty (301k TCM) from Ottolenghi co-founder and author of the award-winning Jerusalem (234k TCM). Vegetarian recipes celebrating the food of Palestine, from the co-author of Falastin, Jerusalem and Ottolenghi: The Cookbook. A homage to Palestinian... Read More
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Celebrating the food of Palestine, this is Persiana (225k TCM) meets Plenty (301k TCM) from Ottolenghi co-founder and author of the award-winning Jerusalem (234k TCM).

Vegetarian recipes celebrating the food of Palestine, from the co-author of Falastin, Jerusalem and Ottolenghi: The Cookbook.

A homage to Palestinian food and culture, Boustany, is the first solo cookbook from Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi co-founder and champion of Palestinian food and culture.

Boustany translates from Arabic as 'My Garden', and the down-to-earth, relaxed and plentiful recipes are reflective of Sami's signature style and approach to food. Bold, inspiring and ever-evolving, Boustany picks up where Falastin left off, with flavour-packed, colourful and simple vegetable- and grain-led dishes; this is how Sami grew up eating - platters of aubergine and chickpeas with a spicy green lemon sauce and fragrant lentil fatteh that always tasted better the next day. These are the dishes he has known, loved, cooked and shared with friends.

With over 100 recipes, Sami offers recipes for breakfast, sharing plates, big celebrations, simple breads, moreish sweet treats, easy dinners and more. It's an approach that's strongly present in Palestinian cuisine, from building your mooneh, or pantry, by preserving seasonal vegetables and herbs to lining the dinner table with a variety of salads and condiments reflective of a love for fresh and vibrant food.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529916423

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ebury Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 198.0mm

Height: 276.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Sami Tamimi was born and raised in Jerusalem and was immersed in food from childhood. He started his career as commis-chef in a Jerusalem hotel and worked his way up to become head chef of Lilith, one of the top restaurants in Tel Aviv in the 1990s. Sami moved to London in 1997 and worked at Baker & Spice as head chef, where he set up a traiteur section with a rich Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean spread. In 2002 he partnered with Noam Bar and Yotam Ottolenghi to set up Ottolenghi in Notting Hill. Alongside Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi is co-author of two bestselling cookbooks- Ottolenghi- The Cookbook and Jerusalem- A Cookbook, which the New York Times recently named as one of the 25 most influential cookbooks from the last 100 years. Sami's third cookbook Falastin is co-authored with Tara Wigley and won the Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of the Year 2021.

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    Falastin: A Cookbook by Tara Wigley and Sami Tamimi is a culinary journey that takes readers deep into the heart of Palestine. This ground-breaking Middle Eastern cookbook is brought to you by the co-authors of Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and Jerusalem, and the co-founder of the innovative Ottolenghi delis. Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of the Year 2021,...
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