Publisher Description

Tenth Anniversary Edition! A fabulous collection of quick, healthy, and easy-to-prepare recipes from Snackistan, a fictitious land where tummies are always full, and there's a slightly naughty smile on every face. This book features simple fare that people actually eat on a daily basis: street food, or dishes they prepare at home, or cook to share with friends, or look forward to indulging in at the end of the week. Street food has come of age and, increasingly, formal dining is being nudged aside in favour of mezze-style spreads. In malls and farmers markets across the world, food on the go has become a stylish and popular way to eat. This book picks out the Middle East's most exciting street foods and mezze dishes, together with a variety of homey and simple snack recipes elicited from family and friends. Chapters comprise Nuts and Nibbles, Fishy Things, Meat on Sticks, Meat Not on Sticks, Salady Stuff, Hot Veggie Dishes, Mostly Carbs, Desserts, and Something to Wash it Down with. The burst of flavours is intoxicating, as is Sally's trademark wit and attention to detail-a must-buy for all Middle Eastern food enthusiasts.

Author Biography

Sally Butcher is the fiery-haired proprietress of the notable Persian food store Persepolis in London, which she runs with her Persian husband, Jamshid. She is also a prolific author and blogger, who has amassed a devoted online following for her food blog. The foodie delights of the Middle East are her specialty, but she has been known to venture far and wide for inspiration. Her first book, Persia in Peckham, was selected Cookery Book of the Year by the Times of London and was short-listed for the 2008 André Simon Award. Her following tomes, The New Middle Eastern Vegetarian, New Middle Eastern Street Food, and Salmagundi: A Celebration of Salads From Around the World, also published by Interlink, have received critical acclaim and starred reviews.

Review

"Butcher's boundless enthusiasm is contagious and beautifully displayed in her new collection of over 100 dishes, all clearly explained and vividly photographed. Her signature wit and humor make this book fun, and is sure to motivate home cooks to get into the kitchen to whip up exotic Middle Eastern fare from all over the globe."--Publishers Weekly
[This book] will educate and entertain you, not to mention feed you very, very well you will find these dishes flavorful, filling and deeply comforting-a 'culinary hug' from a foreign friend."--Marialisa Calta, My Plain View
COOKBOOK OF THE WEEK...Butcher is a fan of the Iranian saying 'eat little, always eat', and her new book tells you how to do it in style, with delicious meze and street-food recipes that are quick to make and go well with an ambulant lifestyle.--The Telegraph
Focusing mainly on Middle Eastern snacks and street food, Butcher's book features some 100 easy recipes that appeal to all ages, appetites and adventure levels... As both a seasoned author and owner of celebrated Persian grocer Persepolis in London, Butcher clearly knows her way around kebabs and mezzes.--New York Post
In her follow-up to 'The New Middle Eastern Vegetarian: Modern Recipes from Veggiestan' Butcher, who runs the London-based Persian food store Persepolis, offers snacks, mezze, and street foods from 'Snackistan'...Butcher's work contains...personality-filled headnotes...this volume will complement ethnic collections.--Library Journal
The New Middle Eastern Street Food Cookbook' [is] a fabulous collection of quick, healthy, and easy-to-prepare recipes from Snackistan...It features simple fare that people actually eat on a daily basis: street food, or dishes they prepare at home, or cook to share with friends, or look forward to indulging in at the end of the week.--Booksaboutfood

Review Quote

[This book] will educate and entertain you, not to mention feed you very, very well you will find these dishes flavorful, filling and deeply comforting-a 'culinary hug' from a foreign friend."

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A fabulous collection of quick, healthy, and easy-to-prepare recipes from Snackistan, a fictitious land where tummies are always full, and there's a slightly naughty smile on every face.

Description for Bookstore

10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION: A celebration of one of Interlink's beloved cookbooks for it's 10th anniversary OVER 100 RECIPES FOR MOUTHWATERING MIDDLE EASTERN SNACKS: All aspects of simple snack foods are covered: street food, home comfort food, meze-style spreads, even the drinks are included BRIGHT, EYE-CATCHING DESIGN AND MOUTHWATERING PHOTOGRAPHY RECIPES FOR EVERYONE: A variety of special diets are included, such as gluten free and vegan BELOVED AUTHOR: Written by Sally Butcher, cafe owner and author of The New Middle Eastern Vegetarian, Persepolis, and Salmagundi

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