Eat Smart in Turkey:
How to Decipher the Menu,
Know the Market Foods & Embark on a Tasting Adventure
by Joan and David Peterson
What's this?...Another book-reviewing Turcophile in our midsts? Why, they're springin' up like daisies...And this one likes good eats! So she must be at least half right when she says...
This novel guide is a culinary sourcebook for travelers who put food first.
Traveling foodies who like to get to the heart of a culture through its
cuisine, yet never find enough material about the topic in general
guidebooks, can get a quick handle on eating in Turkey with this EAT SMART
destination cuisine guide -- which contains a treasury of Turkish culinary surprises
and language tips for navigating the menu and the food bazaar.
Because this guidebook helps to remove the guesswork, less adventuresome eaters
can be more at ease in experimenting with the new and exotic Turkish foods and food preparations.
And, of course, really fussy eaters can quickly learn what to avoid. Ever wonder why McD's is everywhere?
This lightweight, easy-to-carry guide is a paean to Turkish cuisine,
replete with color photos and original black and white illustrations to get
those salivary juices flowing. It also contains a rich historical perspective on
the origins and varieties of Turkish food and provides extensive background on the
delectable regional dishes. Turkish phrases are included to make one's
culinary adventure even more successful.
At the core of the guide are two extensive glossaries in Turkish with
English translations. The Menu Guide de-mystifies food selection, allowing
visitors to order with confidence in restaurants. The Foods & Flavors
Guide is a comprehensive list of foods, spices, cooking utensils, cooking
styles, etc., to make shopping in the colorful outdoor markets easy and fun.
One sometimes wishes for similar lists in English with Turkish translations,
but the index suffices well enough without the added weight such additions
would generate.
The authors (inveterate travelers, cooks, seekers of unusual herbs and
spices, and new ways to prepare familiar ingredients)
have added a delicious
bonus by providing a chapter of recipes for travelers to preview the tastes
before departure, thus broadening the guide's appeal to cookbook lovers as
well.
Drawbacks: Despite the relative paucity of recipes [hey, this is a guidebook!] it
often receives unsolicited reviews as a cookbook. But don't be mislead. It's
shelved in the travel section of your favorite bookstore.
JP (June '97)
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