Silk Roads : A Flavour Odyssey with Recipes from Baku to Beijing

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Author: Ansari, Anna AsiaPublished on 9 October 2025 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd (DK) in the United Kingdom.Hardback | 256 pages253 x 197 x 25 | 952g “Anna Ansari is a rare kind of h ome cook who is able to get under the skin of any cuisine and turn the simplest of ingredients into pure magic. She’s also one of the best writers I know: she’s witty, intelligent and very refreshing to read.” – Meera Sodha“A real feast – vividly evocative, witty and enlightening. Utterly delicious.” – Felicity Cloake“A superb culinary journey along Silk Roads less travelled.” – Jay RaynerThis is the story of the world’s most famous trade routes, retold through recipes.In this rich and delicious cookbook, Iranian-American cook and writer Anna Ansari takes us on a culinary, historical, and personal odyssey across the Silk Roads.Weaving together essays, family photography and 90 recipes, Ansari brings life to the flavours of the Silk Roads – from the walnut groves of her father’s Iranian childhood, across Central Asian markets brimming with fragrant melons and thronged with fat-tailed sheep, and into the neighborhoods of modern-day Chinese cities.Discover delectable dishes from Baku to Beijing – Azeri-Iranian stews served with crispy-bottomed rice, dill-infused noodles from Western Uzbekistan, Georgian cornbread, Uyghur lamb chops and all kinds of dumplings, from fat, spiraled oromo to tiny, stuffed dushbara in a delicate saffron broth. Plus, you’ll find refreshing drinks and sharbats, and American-inspired desserts like apple pie with quince, sticky persimmon pudding, and walnut-studded spiced blondies. Show more