Sixteen traditional recipes from Kurdish mountain kitchens, the story of the people who cook them, and a free 7-day travel itinerary.
33-page PDF · Instant download · By Philip Lye
Over half of the earnings go to families in need in Kurdistan.
Kurdish cooking is generous, seasonal and full of bright, sour flavours: rice and bulgur, yogurt and fresh herbs, walnuts and pomegranate, slow-simmered stews and endless glasses of tea. This book brings those dishes into your kitchen, with the stories and traditions that give them meaning.
Every recipe gives you:
For home cooks, Kurdish families abroad, travellers who fell in love with the food, and anyone curious about the cuisine of the Middle East.
A people of the mountains, with their own languages, faiths and homeland across Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.
From the first farming villages of the Zagros to Saladin, the Kurdish emirates and modern times, told even-handedly.
Newroz and the legend of Kawa the blacksmith, hospitality and tea, dress, music, dance and food customs.
A sample week through the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with what to see, what to eat and where to stay each day, plus travel tips, etiquette and useful Kurdish phrases.
Erbil. The ancient Citadel, the Qaysari Bazaar and tea beside the old walls.
Shaqlawa and the Hamilton Road. Orchards, Gali Ali Beg waterfall and Rawanduz Canyon.
Shanidar Cave and Akre. A Neanderthal site and a stone town stacked up a mountainside.
Lalish and Amedi. The Yazidi holy valley and a town perched on a mountaintop.
Dukan Lake to Sulaymaniyah. Lakeside lunch on the way to the region's cultural capital.
Sulaymaniyah. Museums, the bazaar and sunset over the city from Azmar Mountain.
Halabja and Hawraman. A place of remembrance, then waterfalls and stepped stone villages.
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Most are everyday staples. Dried limes, sumac, pomegranate molasses and terebinth coffee paste are sold at Middle Eastern and Turkish grocers or online, and easy swaps are given in the recipes.
It's a sample route with practical tips. Visa rules and safety conditions change, so always check your own government's official travel advice before you book.
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Sixteen recipes, the story behind them, and a week of travel ideas.
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