Samarkand: Recipes and Stories From Central Asia and the Caucasus - Hardcover

'Been waiting for this for over a year. Recipes - and fascinating background - from and about the Caucasus, by Caroline Eden and Eleanor Ford. I want to work my way through it.' Diana Henry

'I am LOVING it! So interesting to see so many familiar but also lesser known recipes! Beautiful pictures too! Love the styling! Love it!' - Sabrina Ghayour

'Beautiful writing by Caroline Eden and superb recipes by Eleanor Ford. Incredible food photography by Laura Edwards. Samarkand is a wonderful book.' Olia Hercules

'As an armchair traveler, I was led by Caroline Eden's firsthand account of journeys to the Uzbek city of Samarkand and other exotic destinations, then lured into the kitchen by Eleanor Ford's fine recipes' Florence Fabricant, New York Times

'this vividly photographed cookbook examines the culinary influences of the historic trade route that brought fragrant Persian rice plovs, Russian meat dishes and European herbs together in Central Asian cooking. The recipes here, a mix of traditional dishes and modern iterations, are surprisingly approachable.' Georgia Freedman, Wall Street Journal

'a particularly expansive and ambitious example of the genre. Imagine a Lonely Planet guide to Uzbekistan and beyond, with a hundred recipes.' LA Times

'this is a book to delight food lovers, travel hounds and history buffs alike.' The Telegraph

'From the trio of chekich breads that sit below the list of contents to the suzani fabrics that decorate each new chapter, the food in this book comes wrapped just as evocatively as the book itself [...] A central Asian table must be a thing of great beauty' Guardian Cook

'LOVE this book - a wonderful appetite whetter for Asia's hidden culinary gem...' Felicity Cloake

'The authors have combined their travel and cookery writing skills to produce this fascinating book' Waitrose Weekend

'This cookbook will change everything you thought you knew about Soviet food' Vice

'This book explores Central Asia and the Caucasus through the cuisines of the region's seven main ethnic groups. It's inspirational. Before you know it you'll be cooking recipes such as Georgian chicken with walnut sauce or Azeri pomegranate soup.' Delicious

'Recipes are evocatively appealing and surprisingly simple for the home cook.' --House & Garden

'A wonderfully evocative book that combines exotic yet accessible recipes [...] including such delights as walnut-stuffed aubergine rolls, followed by sweet treats like pomegranate and vodka sorbet.' --Vegetarian Living

'Rather sumptuous Central Asian cookery book which introduces dishes from the region and its different ethnic groups: Uzbek, Tajik, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Caucasian and Jewish along with personal travel essays.' --The Bookseller

Caroline Eden is a regular contributor to the travel and food pages of The Guardian, Financial Times, Independent, as well as a weekly travel page for London's Metro. Eleanor Ford has been a recipe developer and editor for the Good Food Channel and BBC Good Food. She has judged The Guild of Food Writers' Awards, was local editor for Zagat's Hong Kong guide and has been a Time Out restaurant reviewer.