Rizzoli Table Tales: Exploring Culinary Diversity in Abu Dhabi

Well written, excellent graphics, good and varied recipes.

This is a great book. Yes, it's a cookbook but it also introduces the reader to life as an expatriate in Abu Dhabi, from the 1960s to the present. The recipes range from the simple to the more complex. Even those that may seem familiar have an interesting spin that elevates them. I love the variety of cuisines that are represented. There are recipes from Colombia, Spain, Afghanistan, Iraq, Greece, India, Portugal, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Japan... the list goes on. Most notably, there are recipes from the United Arab Emirates, whose cuisine does not get much attention beyond the country's borders. Even if you don't cook, the stories of the contributors are interesting and the photography is beautiful. Remember in the Garfield cartoon how he was always going to ship Nermal, the annoyingly cute kitten, off to Abu Dhabi? Table Tales shows us that getting shipped off to Abu Dhabi might not be such a bad thing!

Purchased as a gift for a very dear friend, we met whilst living in Abu Dhabi 25 yrs ago. Item arrived and is plastic wrapped and although I would love to unwrap it to have a look, I will not as I need to transport it from the UK to Singapore in a couple of months time. The book is large and looks impressive and I may need to purchase excess baggage to get it there! It is more a coffee table book than one for the kitchen. Hope she likes it.

Beschreibung die AEM in einem wandelnder Zeit mit interessanten Geschichten von Land und Menschen sowie die passenden leckeren Rezepten - sehr gelungen

It is really an amazing cook book with the story behind of all the dish. Grab your copy till is still have it