Our Syria: Recipes from Home [Hardcover]

Syria is where food, memory, and resilience collide: recreate the flavors of this beautiful country inOur Syria, for delicious meals anywhere in the world.

Syria has always been the meeting point for the most delicious flavors from East and West, where spices and sweetness collide. Even now, in possibly the country's darkest hour, Syrian families in tiny apartments from Beirut to Berlin are searching out the best tomatoes, lemons, pomegranates, and parsley to evoke the memory of home, keeping their treasured food history alive across continents.

Friends and passionate cooks Itab and Dina met Syrian women in the Middle East and Europe to collect together the very best recipes from one of the world's greatest food cultures. They spent months cooking with them, learning their recipes and listening to stories of home. Recipes like the following elicit vibrant images of an ancient culture:

• Hot Yogurt Soup
• Fresh Thyme and Halloumi Salad
• Lamb and Okra Stew
• Chicken Shawarma Wraps
• Semolina and Coconut Cake

Our Syriais a delicious celebration of the unique taste, culture, and food of Syria-and a celebration of everything that food and memory can mean to an individual, to a family, and to a nation.Itab Azzamwas born in Sweida, Syria, and moved to the UK in 2011. An award-winning filmmaker and theatre producer, she was part of the team behind BBC Four'sSyrian Schooland one of the producers of the Peabody and BAFTA-winning documentary seriesExodus: Our Journey to Europe.She produced independent films including