(Turkish) Nevin Halıcı. Sufi Cuisine: Soulful Recipes for the Modern Kitchen

First Paperback Edition. A dervish’s training begins in the kitchen. The preparation and festive consumption of food is intrinsically connected to the spiritual practice of Sufism.

Sufi Cuisine offers a sumptuous assortment of dishes inspired by the teachings of the thirteenth century Sufi mystic Rumi, alongside selections of his sayings and parables. Lavishly illustrated, it brings together more than one hundred easy to follow recipes – from chickpea soup and lamb served with plums and sweet spinach, to desserts including candied rose petals and almond halvah, followed by Turkish coffee.

Inscribed to former Sunset food editor Margo True on the title page. First signature detached but present, else very good.

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