Middle Eastern vegetarian cuisine

This book brings together a wide selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes infused with the rich flavors of the Middle East and made by Salma Hage, author of The Lebanese Cuisine, also available from Phaidon. - A perfect introduction to a new healthy and balanced diet, based on vegetables from local agriculture that respects people and their environment. - Vegetarian cuisine is enjoying extraordinary popularity at a time when more and more people are realizing the benefits of a meatless diet. - Assorted with vegan and gluten-free variations and illustrated with tempting photographs, these recipes are intended for novice or more experienced cooks. Salma Hage is a Lebanese housewife, originally from Mazarat Tiffah in the Kadisha Valley mountains, northern Lebanon. She has over 50 years of experience in the family kitchen. Introduced to cooking by her mother, mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, she was able to learn by cooking for her eleven brothers and sisters. She also worked as a cook for many years. Today, she shares her life between London and Lebanon. Alain Ducasse, author of the preface, is a renowned chef, as well as the author of numerous best-selling cookbooks. He is nicknamed the “godfather of French gastronomy”. Its 24 restaurants established in 8 countries total 19 stars in the Michelin guide