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Sirocco

Fabulous Flavours from the East
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Sirocco by Sabrina Ghayour is a vibrant cookbook that brings Middle Eastern flavours into everyday cooking. With a focus on accessible ingredients and innovative combinations, it offers a fresh take on traditional dishes, providing readers with a diverse range of recipes infused with rich spices and bold tastes. Ideal for anyone wishing to explore the culinary delights of this region, the book is both approachable for beginners and inspiring for seasoned cooks.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring the vibrant and diverse flavours of Middle Eastern cuisine. Sabrina Ghayour offers a fresh take on traditional dishes with a modern twist, blending exotic spices with accessible ingredients to create mouthwatering recipes that are both adventurous and approachable. Whether you're an experienced cook or a culinary newbie, this book provides inspiration and guidance for anyone eager to expand their culinary repertoire with bold and delicious dishes.

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Sirocco

The 2nd book from the author of Persiana, Feasts, Bazaar, Simply and Persiana Everyday

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From the golden girl of Middle Eastern cookery, Sirocco will bring tastes of the East to Western-style dishes in a collection of 100 delicious and accessible recipes. With an emphasis on simple ingredients and strong flavours, Ghayour will bring her modern inspirational touch to a variety of dishes ranging from classics and comfort food to spectacular salads and sweet treats.

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller

Shortlisted for the Book of the Year - Food and Travel Reader Awards

Praise for Persiana:

'Loving Persiana' - Nigella Lawson

'An instant classic' - Observer Food Monthly

'The most exciting debut cookbook of the year' - Sunday Telegraph Stella

'A fantastic treasure trove of good food' - Raymond Blanc

'Sumptuous, thrilling, learned and downright brilliant' - Mail on Sunday

'The most appetizing book - I want to eat every page of it' - Pierre Koffmann

'Sabrina cooks the kind of food I love to eat' - Bruno Loubet

'Brilliant for the novice, the time-poor and even the seasoned cook' - Guardian

'Will have you salivating with Pavlovian gusto on page after page' - Independent

'This book will delight fans of Ottolenghi-style food' - Waitrose Kitchen

'Easy to decipher, packed with lots of flavour and... surprisingly easy to pull off' - Huffington Post

'A gorgeously produced ode to richly spiced, exotic food from the Middle East and beyond' - A Little Bird

'The latest doyenne of Persian food' - Metro

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Reviews praise Sabrina Ghayour's Sirocco for its vibrant recipes that bring the flavours of the Middle East to life, with a particular emphasis on spices. The book is noted for its accessible approach to cooking, offering a rich array of dishes that promise to captivate and satisfy. Critics highlight her ability to transform the complexity of Middle Eastern cuisine into easy-to-follow recipes that inspire creativity in the kitchen.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784720476

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 May 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mitchell Beazley

Illustration: 200 colour photographs & illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 1040g

Pages: 240

About the Author

A chef, food writer and cookery teacher, Sabrina Ghayour is one of the strongest voices in Middle Eastern food today. Past collaborations include the 'Passage to Persia' pop-up with Anna Hansen at The Modern Pantry with guest chefs Ben Spalding, Omar Allibhoy, Alexis Gauthier and Tim Anderson, Oliver Peyton's 'Friday Night Socials' at The National Gallery and a pop-up at Grain Store with chef Bruno Loubet.

With regular appearances at the BBC Good Food Show, Taste London and more, her work has featured in The Times, The Sunday Times, the Evening Standard, the Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, delicious. magazine, Waitrose Food magazine, Sainsbury's Magazine and BBC Good Food magazine. She has also appeared on BBC1's Saturday Kitchen, BBC2's Great British Menu and Channel 4's Sunday Brunch.

Sabrina's debut first cookbook, Persiana, was awarded 'Best New Cookbook' at the Observer Food Monthly awards 2014 and 'Book of the Year' at the 2015 Food & Travel Awards. Her follow up, Sirocco, debuted at no. 1 and was a Sunday Times bestseller.

Connect with Sabrina at www.sabrinaghayour.com

Twitter @SabrinaGhayour

Instagram @SabrinaGhayour

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