Saffron in the Souks: Vibrant recipes from the heart of Lebanon Hardcover – June 4, 2019

Recipes were easy to make, with so many new ideas. Looking for something new to cook, try theses out.

This book follows the author as he moves around Lebanon cooking recipes with locals. There are many of the standards but also recipes I haven't seen before including new riffs own old standards. The recipes typical of the middle east do differ slightly in Lebanon where a tart edge seems to be popular - think lemon juice and pomegranate sauce.

Great easy to follow recipes.. amazing background information about the area .. reading this book and looking at the pictures make you want to visit Lebanon so badly

I've browsed the first couple of sections of both of this author's books that I bought (Orange Blossom & Honey: Magical Moroccan recipes from the souks to the Sahara and Saffron in the Souks) and I don't know how much of any of his recipes I would be willing to try, aside from maybe some simple salads. These books were written for a British audience and everything is geared to the metric system. Plus, he has a breezy style about him that suggests he is more a travel writer than a cook. I'm not sure I trust these recipes, and don't want to make things that aren't going to work. I'm especially suspicious of some of his filled breads and pastries, and flatbreads. In my experience, ethnic filled breads and pastries and flatbreads are some of the hardest things to make if you didn't grow up watching your mother make them and learning at her knee. Yet he just breezes through these recipes as though they were no big deal. I'm doubtful. If I were still within the refund period, I would ask for my money back on these books. I'm leaving the same review for both, as my impression of both of them is the same.

great purchase

Can’t wait to try the recipes