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Bitter & Sweet

Global Flavors from an Iranian-American Kitchen

by Omid Roustaei
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Discover a world of flavors in this elegantly designed cookbook from Omid Roustaei—the Caspian Chef—featuring 75 mouthwatering recipes that blend Iranian dishes with global cuisines, accompanied by moving stories of Omid's life and culinary journey from Iran to the US.
Bitter & Sweet is an elegantly designed cookbook featuring 75 mouthwatering recipes from Omid Roustaei, the Caspian Chef. Infused with moving stories, useful cooking tips, and gorgeous photographs, Bitter & Sweet teaches readers to experiment not only with Iranian dishes but also with the many cuisines and techniques that Omid has explored throughout his career. His welcoming prose and down-to-earth methods are sure to engage both practiced hands and total newcomers to the kitchen.

Recipes include Persian classics like Chicken in Pomegranate Walnut Sauce (Khoresh Fesenjun), Sour Cherry Rice with Petite Meatballs (Albalu Polo ba Ghel Gheli), and Rice with a Crispy Saffron Layer (Polo ba Tahdig) alongside international dishes such as Braised Burdock with Carrots (Kinpira Gobo), Creamy Smoked Fish and Vegetable Soup (Cullen Skink), and Fried Potato and Bulgur Kibbeh (Kibbet Batata bil Lahmeh).

ACCESSIBLE: Written in a conversational format that makes this complex and delicious cuisine easy to cook for anyone, regardless of experience.

IMPROVISATIONAL: Each recipe includes simple tips for modification based on what you have on hand, with deeper instruction on how to become a more mindful and intuitive cook.

NARRATIVE-DRIVEN: Each chapter features a moving story from Omid's life and the impact it had on his culinary journey from Iran to the US.

INSPIRING: Bitter & Sweet is a love letter to food's ability to bridge cultures, sparking curiosity and underscoring humanity's need for connection and belonging.

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    February 4, 2025

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      • ISBN: 9798886741841

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9798886741841
      • File size: 77316 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      December 20, 2024

      With his debut cookbook, Roustaei, "the Caspian Chef," distills more than two decades of experience as a personal chef, culinary instructor, and food writer into a collection of 75 recipes that celebrate Iranian cooking. Roustaei is careful to let cooks know that the recipes included in the cookbook are his interpretation of authentic Iranian dishes, many of which highlight the delicate interplay of sour and sweet elements found in Persian cuisine. The cookbook covers the gamut from salads and starters to desserts and beverages and includes classic dishes, like rice with a crispy saffron layer and potato kuku, and more unconventional ones, like rose-and-cantaloupe drink and saffron-carrot halva. Each chapter opens with an essay highlighting a different stage in Roustaei's own life and culinary journey, and the overall empathetic, encouraging tone of the cookbook shouldn't be surprising, given Roustaei's other career as a psychotherapist. Additional notes in many of the recipes offer readers tips and advice for improvising on the recipe and making ingredient substitutions. VERDICT Cooks who enjoy their recipes served up with a generous portion of personal narrative will savor Roustaei's earnest introduction to the fragrant and flavor-filled cuisine of Iran.--John Charles

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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