{"product_id":"samarkand-isbn-9781909487420","title":"Samarkand","description":"\u003cb\u003eOver hundreds of years, various ethnic groups have passed through Samarkand, sharing and influencing each other's cuisine and leaving their culinary stamp. This book is a love letter to Central Asia and the Caucasus, containing personal travel essays and recipes little known in the West that have been expertly adapted for the home cook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAn array of delicious dishes introduce the region and its different ethnic groups-Uzbek, Tajik, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Caucasian, and Jewish-along with a detailed introduction to the Silk Road and a useful store cupboard of essential ingredients.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eChapters are divided into A Shared Table, Soups, Roast Meats \u0026amp; Kebabs, Warming Food for Long Winters, Plovs \u0026amp; Pilafs, Accompaniments, Breads \u0026amp; Doughs, Drinks, and Desserts \u0026amp; Sweetmeats. One hundred recipes are showcased, including Apricot \u0026amp; Red Lentil Soup, Chapli Kebabs, Rosh Hashanah Plov with Barberries, Pomegranate, \u0026amp; Quince, Kefir Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup, and the all-important regional breads. And with evocative travel features such as Lunch on the Road to Samarkand, A Banquet on the Caspian Sea, and Shopping under Kyrgyzstan's Sacred Mountain, you will be charmed and enticed by this relatively untouched region and its cuisine.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kyle Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44897268596965,"sku":"NP9781909487420","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/04359123-db5d-46cb-bfe4-ab01004d1471.jpg?v=1767872863","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/samarkand-isbn-9781909487420","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}