{"product_id":"the-culinary-crescent-by-peter-heine-9781909942424","title":"The Culinary Crescent","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fertile Crescent region—the swath of land comprising a vast portion of today’s Middle East—has long been regarded as pivotal to the rise of civilisation. Alongside the story of human development, innovation, and progress, there is a culinary tradition of equal richness and importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Culinary Crescent: A History of Middle Eastern Cuisine\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Heine combines years of scholarship with a personal passion: his knowledge of the cookery traditions of the Umayyad, Abbasid, Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal courts is matched only by his love for the tastes and smells produced by the contemporary cooking of these areas today. In addition to offering a fascinating history, Heine presents more than one hundred recipes—from the modest to the extravagant—with dishes ranging from those created by the “celebrity chefs” of the bygone Mughal era, up to gastronomically complex presentations of modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully produced, designed for both reading and cooking, and lavishly illustrated in colour throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Culinary Crescent\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to provide a delectable window into the history of food in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519519953132,"sku":"9781909942424","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781909942424-the-culinary-crescent-1.jpg?v=1790160938","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-culinary-crescent-by-peter-heine-9781909942424","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}