Purple Citrus & Sweet Perfume
  • Published: 30 June 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407087986
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
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Purple Citrus & Sweet Perfume

Cuisine of the Eastern Mediterranean

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A delicious peek into the kitchens of the little-known region of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Silvena Rowe invites you on a journey through Oriental Mediterranean history, sampling some of the best-kept secrets of the culinary world along the way. The olive, rosemary and basil of the west are here combined with the exotic spices of the east, for a contemporary cuisine of surprising lightness and variety - proof, if proof were needed, that there is more to the Mediterranean than just Italy and France.

It's food for sharing, food for healthy living, food for celebrating - and above all it's delicious! Silvena Rowe gives her own modern twist to the classic recipes of a rich tradition, following in the footsteps of the great Ottoman chefs who combined the sweet and the sour, the fresh and the dried, the honey and cinnamon, saffron and sumac, scented rose and orange flower waters.

Presenting mouth-watering recipes alongside stunning photography, Purple Citrus & Sweet Perfume brings to life the natural beauty and irresistible flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean.
  • Published: 30 June 2010
  • ISBN: 9781407087986
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
Categories:

About the author

Silvena Rowe

Silvena Rowe was born and raised in the ancient city of Plovdiv, just five hundred kilometres from the Ottoman capital of Constantinople, a place that fell under their rule as early as 1365, becoming the cultural centre of the Ottoman district of Rumelia, and remaining as part of the Empire for five hundred years. Over those centuries many Turks came to live in Plovdiv, giving the city its rich ethnicity. Her Turkish father instilled in her a love of cooking, and he passed down, as generations had before him, the traditions of the Ottoman cuising. Silvena's familial and professional backgrounds place her in a unique position to share with others the Eastern Mediterranean cuisine of the Ottoman Empire.

Silvena is the executive chef at the Baltic Group restaurants, which includes the London restaurants of Baltic, Chez Kristoff and Wodka. She regularly appears on Saturday Kitchen (BBC1) where she is the highest profile female chef. In the past she has appeared on ITV's Saturday Cook and Great Food Live (UKTV Food Nerwork) where she cooked on a weekly basis.

Her diverse experience in the food world ranges from everything to working in conjunction with major brands such as Waitrose's Delicatezze range which was launched under her name earlier this year, to writing for the Guardian and Love It magazine, to working on David Cronenberg's new film, Eastern Promises.

Praise for Purple Citrus & Sweet Perfume

Exquisite

The Guardian

Filled with recipes that are as beautiful to look at as they are delicious to eat.

Daily Mail

Gloriously presented recipes from lesser-known regions of the eastern Mediterranean which draw on Rowe's Ottoman heritage and her passion for the region, as she weaves poetry, fairy tale and history into her cookbook. Another one for fans of the Moro and Ottolenghi cookbooks to savour.

Editor's Pick, Bookseller

Purple Citrus & Sweet Perfume was one of the finest cookery books of last year, as much a rosewater-scented history lesson as a practical cookbook ... her food is exquisite

Tom Parker-Bowles, Daily Mail

Remarkable and seductively beautiful

Adelaide Independent

The pages are so packed with Silvena's characteristic enthusiasm and irresistible passion, I defy anyone to resist.

Heston Blumenthal

These are sumptuous recipes that will delight the eyes and the palate, opening up a world of Ottoman flavours to explore

Time Out

This enticingly photographed book is a great read and a fascinating exploration of Eastern Mediterranean food and culture.

Delicious Magazine
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