Customer Reviews
Fantastic book ... you will not fail to impress! - By: Mostafa Elshorbagi, 09 Nov 2008 
I have tried my first three recipes for a dinner party of 10. The couscous with lamb, raisins & caramelised onions, the Zaalouk (aubergine & tomatoo salad) & the chickpea & bulgur salad. The result was fantastic. ALL guests had seconds of ALL dishes!
Divine! - By: M. Agius, 30 Jul 2008 A fantastic book, a well worn favourite for this style of cooking, the fact she suggests using recipes as inspiration & not to be afraid of changing something, I found to be a lovely touch.
Everything I have made so far have been massive hits with my family.
A Perfect Book - By: Kentish Woman, 27 Jul 2008 Arabesque is writtenin similar vein to The Book of Jewish Food. There is, again, a lot of socioligical & historical context & the recipes are utterly realiable. The layout is lovely, & the book well indexed. Faultless.
Gorgeous - By: bookbee, 23 May 2008 Another great book by Claudia Roden. Lovely recipes, easy to follow. A great complement to The Book of Jewish Food.
Could improve layout but not recipes - By: Kate Blake, 13 Jul 2007 The book is split into sections by country, which I think can make it difficult to navigate - if you want to cook a main course with lamb you have to lookin each of the three different country chapters to see all the recipes. But the recipes themselves (which is after all the most important thing) are wonderful - inspiring, clear, manageable & delicious, so with a different layout & perhaps a list of mail order suppliers, this could be perfect.
