Murdoch Books Anatolia

Simply enjoyable book! It goes beyond recipes of the dishes of the region, but contains many memories and historical notes about the geographical location, which provides good insight on the qualities of the dishes. Gorgeous photos too! (It's like a mouthwatering travelogue)

I was lucky enough to be given this book as a gift. It’s got everything. An interesting text about the author and background to some of the dishes. The recipes are written clearly, with a lot of emphasis in care. It doesn’t claim to be a book of quick and easy dishes. The photographs are gorgeous. All in all a lovely book to browse and I shall certainly be trying some of the recipes.

Great visual, great stories but very abstract recipes.The book has beautiful visuals. Also explains the history behind the Turkish cusine. On the other hand the recipes in the book is really abstract. I mean if you are Turkish and ate that dishes several times, you mind find the explanation enough. But if you know nothing about Turkish food at all don't start with that book.

This book is truly a work of art and offers so much more than a compilation of recipes. The author challenges the notion that a particular dish or food is Greek, Turkish, Armenian etc. Instead, they take a holistic approach and categorize the food as “Anatolian” which is truly more accurate. They cited historical texts that they used in making the book which offers a fascinating perspective to think outside of the box in terms of the evolution of food. It really fosters a greater appreciation for the love of food and culture. I’m obsessed!

There are a lot of language mistakes in the book that make you could not understand some of the topics. Pictures are not enough and even some recipes have no pictures! The most important problem is there are a lot of mistakes in the book.. As a Turkish cuisine expert, I do not reccoment this book..