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Cuisines of the Caucasus Mountains: Recipes, Drinks, and Lore from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia | 
 enlarge | Author: Kay Shaw Nelson
Publisher: Hippocrene Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 749498
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 271
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.4 x 1
ISBN: 0781809282
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.59475
EAN: 9780781809283
ASIN: 0781809282
Publication Date: October 2002
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Condition: Publisher: Hippocrene BooksDate of Publication: 2002Binding: Hard CoverEdition: 1st ed.Condition: FineDescription: 0781809282 Hadcover first printing, flawless copy, no dustjacket, "Recipes, drinks, and lore from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia"
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Caucasians are noted for a creative and masterful cuisine that cooks evolved over the years by using fragrant herbs and spices and tart flavors such as lemons and sour plums. With healthful yet delectable ingredients like pomegranates, saffron, rose water, honey, olive oil, yogurt, onions, garlic, fresh and dried fruits, and a variety of nuts, these 184 authentic recipes provide many delicious options. The literary excerpts, legends, and lore sprinkled throughout the book will also enchant the reader-chef on this culinary journey to one of the world's most famous mountain ranges. "Because of its geographical and ethnic diversity, the colorful and vibrant cookery of the Caucasus, interwoven with the history and invasion of conquest, the influence of religious affiliation, and the effects of political and social orientation or allegiance, represents a mixture of tastes. We find distinct culinary influences from the Greeks, Romans, Persians, Arabs, Turks, and Central Asians as they passed through or occupied the area, and there are also some Slavic or Russian contributions. Today, the region's cuisine is perhaps best described as a joyful melange of Persian, Turkish, Greek, and Mediterranean dishes, with many innovations and improvements." --from the author's introduction
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 Focuses on what people actually eat! June 18, 2005
K. E Pearce (Santa Barbara, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
What a great looking book. My mouth watered as I looked at the cover.
Kay Shaw Nelson is a student of Russian studies - thereby someone who really did research in the countries that this book covers and not just a compiler of other people's information. She even gives some reviews of places to eat in-country! She did a nice job of including literary references and short stories about some of the dishes. I'm no chef and I was able to make most of the items with ease. The tasks are easy to follow and replacements for some ingredients not easily found outside of the Caucasus are included.
Caucasus food has great flavor and uses herbs and spices masterfully. It is healthy and tasty. There are many vegetarian options as well.
Some of my favorites: page 165 rice-filled tomatoes, page 203 lavash (this actually tasted like lavash!), page 256 tan, page 42 cucumber-yogart dip, page 79 green beans and eggs.
 I wouldn't recommend to buy the book January 20, 2006
Aliya (Canada)
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Knowing the region described in the book quite well, as I am from that region, AND reading this book, I was surprised with the way author (who is a historician !!!) puts the outdated information about the certain countries of the region and their cuisines. Seing the map with the wrong names/borders in the book was just shocking!!! The author have not done enough research on INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED facts on the region, it's history and geopolitics, and therefore is misrepresenting the region and may actually be offencive for the people like me, who grew up in that region.
The names of some culinary dishes are misperperented and misclassified, too.
Instead of spending money on this book, I'd recommend searching the information available online, where you can find more truthfull and up-to-date informaiton, and a variety of recipes for free!
 Not just food but also history September 4, 2005
Yana Rasulova
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm happy I bough the book. Not just for the food but it also gives the best decription of the region and a great run down through the history.
A lot of misclassification January 21, 2006
Sam Clark
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
The range of recepies offered in the book is great, but a lot of the recepies are misclassified by country/culture. Also, in the introduction part, and the part describing the history of the region, some facts are misrepresented.
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