Customer Reviews

The Legendary Cuisine of Persia

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i really like this book. i was introduced to persian cooking by iranian friends and have been cooking it for more than ten years. persian cooking is incredibly delicious, with inspired parings of ingredients.

the history in this book is fascinating, and, since i do a lot of indian cooking, too, the links of persian cuisine to indian are especially interesting to me. the author's style is delightful--i don't have many cookbooks that make me laugh out loud! the only reason i give this book four stars instead of five is that the recipes, while very good, really can't compare to the recipes in the persian cookbook, _food of life_. however, since _food of life_ is very expensive, anyone wanting to begin to explore the delicious world of persian cooking can do so enjoyably and successfully with this book, which is far better than any of the other persian cookbooks i have with the above exception.

I am Iranian myself and only learned how to cook Perisan food once I got married 7 years ago. And of course, having an Iranian husband means your cooking better be good! I have tried New Food of Life and although it is a good cookbook, Margaret Shaida's is BETTER! It is so much simpler and so much easier to follow. Recipes are straight forward and I promise you you will learn how to cook wonderful delicious Persian meals fast! The only thing I wish she had were more pictures of the food.

Margaret Shaida has created a very special, wonderful cookbook with the Legendary Cuisine of Persia, it's really worth owning this fantastic book!

Tnis is the first time I purchased a cookbook that was not boring to read. I found her writing style, tips, and information to be engaging and enlightening. I just made my first dish with the book today and the taste, texture, and smell came out nicely. I made the Zereshk Polo with Saffron Chicken. The only thing I found that I would adjust is the amount of oil to use in the recipe. While cross-checking with other sources on the same recipe, I felt that this one is well-suited for cooking at home and that the amount of ingredients was not over the top. This book is easy to use, and I'm so happy with it.

The recipes in Ms. Shaida's cookbook are closest to the recipes most Iranians use to prepare their meals. The histories of the foods and dishes are very interesting as well. They definitely show the time and dedication she had put to complete this very interesting book.

I had been searching for a book like this for a long time. It is excellent, I like the historical detailsand I have tried many of the recipes successfully.

Fantasti