The Food and Cooking of Greece: A Classic Mediterranean Cuisine: History, Traditions, Ingredients and Over 160 Recipes - Softcover

This title helps you create the evocative tastes and traditions of Greek cuisine easily and simply in your own kitchen. The recipe section offers 160 delicious and authentic dishes, both classic and modern - mezes, soups, main meals, vegetable dishes and desserts. You can enjoy delightful mezes such as filo fish pies and hummus; progress to classic main-course moussaka or kleftiko; and end the meal with mouthwatering desserts including walnut cake, baklava, or aromatic fruit and nut pastries. It features over 700 photographs, with stunning pictures of every finished dish. It offers easy-to-follow illustrated step-by-step instructions to ensure perfect results every time. It includes complete nutritional information for every recipe. The culinary heritage of Greece is shaped by the sun, the sea and the rich Mediterranean land. It makes full use of ripe summer fruits, herbs and vegetables, particularly tomatoes and olives, and ingredients fresh from the farms and small-holdings - succulent lamb; fish; yogurt; feta cheese, and home-baked bread. This book opens with an inspiring introduction to Greek cuisine followed by a section of authentic recipes for every occasion - mezes, family meals, summer barbecues and celebrations. The glorious dishes included here will allow you to recreate the atmosphere of sunny Greece and its islands in your own cooking and entertaining.

Rena Salaman was born and grew up in Athens, and her passion for the traditions of her native Greece and for Greek food and cookign continue. She has written several books, including the classic Greek Food, The Cooking of Greece and Turkey, The Little Mediterranean Food Book, Greek Island Cookery, and Healthy Mediterranean Cooking. Jan Cutler is a freelance editor and food writer. She is passionate about good food and creative cooking inspired by her Mediterranean travels, especially to Greece.