Yashim Cooks Istanbul: Culinary Adventures in the Ottoman Kitchen

Inspired by Jason Goodwin’s bestselling mystery novels, YASHIM COOKS ISTANBUL conjures a feast of Istanbul flavours, with dozens of recipes from meze and soups to pilaf, stews and fish. Recipes are combined with beautiful pictures and entertaining extracts from his thrillers. Among classics like imam bayıldı and şiş kebab, readers will find less familiar recipes for beetroot pilaf, baked lamb, nettles and yogurt soup. There are instructions on how to prepare a sheep for forty people, klephtic style, and how to stuff mackerel. Authoritative, entertaining and instructive, YASHIM COOKS ISTANBUL takes readers on a tour of traditional foodways in the eastern Mediterranean.