Mediterranean Street Food

I work in Dearborn, Michigan, home to 30,000 people of Arab origin. I therefore often eat authentic cuisine from that part of the Mediterranean and all the recipes I've tried from this book stand up to what I find on the streets (OK, in the restaurants) here. I'm also lucky that I can go to a local Arab grocery and easily find some of the specialty items she uses, like preserved lemons. You don't need that, though, to succeed with her recipes. You can even buy your spices at the grocery, but, really, wouldn't you rather get the quality stuff from Penzey's?The Turkish seasoned kabobs (p. 158) are now one of my sumer grilling specialties. I pair them with the feta cheese salad (p. 33) and a crisp rose or sauvignon blanc. Try the garlic sauce ("Thum") on p. 72, but understand that she's right when she says "...it will make you a social leper for a day or two afterward." The garlic exudes from your pores, but oh, it was delicious going in!

this is a book for people who traveled and know how those foods look like. Once this done , it is a good and very complete book full of interesting tips and recipes simple to be done, that take you back to those places. And if you don't want to cook just use it as a travel journal and enjoy your rememberings.

In the early 1970's I was in Lebanon. That street food was so excellent. I have forever had the items necessary for making Turkish coffee ever since. I have looked for years and years for the recipe of that morning street bread. So excellent was a real lamb giro sliced right off the holder. But I found this book. I am ashamed to say that I have not taken the time to make anything yet..but of all the recipe books of that area, I can tell that this is the one I have been looking for all the while!

Unfortunately, pages 167 to 198 inclusive (32 pages) were missing from the book I received. The book was undamaged and it appears that the pages were not included when assembled. I reside in Tasmania (Australia) and was unable to return the book to Amazon within the given time.Other than this problem, I thought the book was good but that does not alter my disappointment.

Enjoyed the recipes. Made many of them. Great photos, stories and very well written. This is the forth of these I have bought. I have been giving them as gifts.

Good recipes. The author definitely takes you back to the streets of Mediterranean cities and their street food vendors.

The commentary within this book is a good read and accurately depicts the great food that can be had on the streets of the med. the recipes cover the sea shores east to west and north to south.

Easy to follow recipes and interesting descriptions about the dishes. I like the variety of recipes and the fact they are not overly complicated.