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alcohol
aniseed
appetizers
arak making
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Author_Norbert Schiller
beverage
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celebration
conviviality
cookbook
culinary
cultural
culture
customs
distillation
distillery
drink
eaux de vie
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Europe
experience
flavors
food
gastronomy
health
heritage
history
identity
illustrations
images
Karam
Lebanese
Lebanese cuisine
Lebanese society
Levant
recipe
rural
rural tradition
Schiller
social
social history
society
spirit
spirits
taste
tradition
traditions
travel
Product details
- ISBN 9780863564765
- Weight: 1091g
- Dimensions: 220 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 06 Oct 2008
- Publisher: Saqi Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Arak and Mezze celebrates two of the Levant's cherished traditions: the aniseed-flavoured spirit that inspired the great eaux de vie of Europe, and the appetizers that have become a byword for all that is delicious and healthy in Lebanese food. Karam and Schiller explore the roots of arak making, its place in the history of alcohol distillation, its role in Lebanese society and the way in which it has shaped the Lebanese rural tradition. Illustrated with Schiller's stunning images, Arak and Mezze is at once a travel book, a cookbook and a social history - a book to read and savour.
Michael Karam is Lebanon's leading wine writer. Norbert Schiller is one of the most prolific Middle East news photographers.
