Yasmin Khan is a food and travel writer, broadcaster, and human rights campaigner. She is the author of four cookbooks: Sabzi, Ripe Figs, Zaitoun, and The Saffron Tales. She lives in London.
"Yasmin Khan draws on her vast experience as a storyteller, cook,
human rights activist, itinerant traveler and writer to create a
moving, empathetic, hugely knowledgeable and utterly delicious
book."
*Anthony Bourdain*
"A big bowlful of delicious Palestinian recipes, plus lots of
insightful and moving stories."
*Yotam Ottolenghi*
"This is the best kind of cookbook, one which tells you about
people through the stories of their food. Compelling reading,
gorgeous pictures—and the most delicious recipes. I can’t wait to
start cooking."
*Ruth Reichl*
"Yasmin Khan is a human rights campaigner and storyteller as well
as a recipe writer, and the three strands of her work are
illuminatingly woven into this, her new book, Zaitoun, an important
collection of recipes and stories from the Palestinian kitchen.
This is a politically engaged and hungry travelogue, and it is also
an inspirational recipe book, and one that anyone who loves food
will want to cook from, will need to cook from."
*Nigella Lawson*
"As a Palestinian who grew up in Jerusalem, I have been conditioned
to be wary of any non-Palestinian trying to share our story and our
culture with the world…Very quickly I found myself in tears at just
how beautifully and accurately she has captured the essence of our
Palestinian culture. Yasmin Khan you have done Palestinians and our
story justice, your understanding of the nuances of our culture and
history is unparalleled."
*Reem Kassis, author of The Palestinian Table*
"Part cookbook and part travel journal, this work is full of
recipes, photos, and stories from Palestine. It is bright in
flavour and colour and will teach you about this incredible nation
through dishes like slow-cooked stews of chicken and lamb flavored
with Palestinian barahat spice blends"
*BookRiot*
"A zingingly evocative collection of personal stories…Calling it a
cookbook does it a disservice. Zaitoun deserves to be read as much
as cooked from."
*Tim Lewis - Guardian (UK)*
"Excellent…Khan’s cookbook is a thoroughly enjoyable exploration of
the region’s food and culture."
*Publishers Weekly (starred review)*
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