Salmagundi by Sally Butcher – review
Salmagundi: Salads from the Middle East and Beyond has a rather exotic title, although the word ‘Salmagundi’ is a 17th-century English word for a salad...
Snackistan by Sally Butcher – review
I am convinced that Sally Butcher could write a book about paint drying and it would be a worthwhile read. Her books, and this is...
The Legendary Cuisine of Persia by Margaret Shaida – review
I can’t overestimate the importance of The Legendary Cuisine of Persia. There are so few books on the culinary history of Iran although it has...
Persia in Peckham by Sally Butcher – review
Just the title was enough to get me turning the pages. Has it got something to do with Continental Drift? No, this is simply one...