Home Again: Armenian Recipes from the Ottoman Empire Inscribed by Mari Firkatian

Description: This is a rare, competitively priced hardcover copy of this cherished book, inscribed by the author, as can be seen in the photos. Home Again combines a collection of Armenian recipes from the Ottoman Empire with a memoir of a family of immigrants who kept certain recipes close to their hearts as a means of preserving their cultural heritage. The author examines the relationship between history and cuisine, between displacement and memory, between the individual and their ancestors. Working over 10 years to collect authentic recipes from the descendants of Armenians who fled their homeland, the author brings forth a book that aligns some rare recipes with history and personal anecdotes of dozens of Armenian cooks. Reworking and testing recipes kept safe in family memories, this book brings them to life for the contemporary cook. Deftly combining her grandmother’s recollections of daily life in the Ottoman Empire with the personal recollections of others, from different villages, Firkatian describes the recipes and experiences of those communities in loving prose. The book revives a lost world and invites the reader to imagine being a guest in her grandmother Iskouhi’s home. The author has studiously preserved the ancient roots of the recipes while presenting them in a modern context. In addition to Armenian standards like stuffed grape leaves, there are many unique recipes. Stuffed mussels. Baked carp. Fruit leather. Potted meats. Bird’s nest desserts. Author Mari Firkatian includes over 175 recipes and contextualizes them by sharing fragments of first hand recollections from the chefs themselves, the heirs to the culture. She punctuates the text with anecdotes, songs, personal experiences, and historic contexts to the particular regions she has highlighted. She has sourced the recipes of her grandmother’s home village, outside modern day Bursa, as well as recipes from other Armenian towns. With a focus on over a dozen select Armenian regions in the Ottoman Empire this is a must have book for cooks eager to explore hidden treasures preserved by family cooks. The recipes are contemporary versions with simple instructions for any cook to follow and savor the dishes at home thereby visiting the past one bite at a time. We will ALWAYS COMBINE SHIPPING on items that do not ship for free. We will issue a refund for any excess shipping charges AUTOMATICALLY AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER the actual shipping cost is determined and the label is printed. Please purchase multiple items as close to the same time as possible; we ship packages six days a week and always on the same day as the purchase whenever possible. Books will be packaged with great care and ship via USPS Media Mail. If you are ordering from Alaska, Hawaii, or Puerto Rico a $30.00 surcharge MAY or MAY NOT apply. If the surcharge is not added to the price we are charged for shipping, the $30.00, or any portion of the $30.00 not charged to us will be refunded. Thank you. Please take a look at the many other comics we have listed, there's always a great variety, and we often have related issues, and a good number of complete collections, as well as many Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Modern Age comics. We also have thousands of magazines, zines, pulps, and science fiction & fantasy paperbacks that we don't have listed yet, so if you are seeking something in particular, contact us, as there is a decent chance we'll have it. We ship internationally through ebay's Global Shipping Program. Return policyWe take great care in giving accurate and detailed descriptions of our books and comics, and always package them safely and securely. Please take a good look at the photos and contact us if you have any questions before purchasing or bidding. We hope you have no cause to return an item, but if you do we offer 30 day returns. Standard ebay return policies are followed. FeedbackIf you are happy with your purchase and the service, please leave positive feedback, and we will reciprocate right away.If you are not happy for any reason, please contact us at your earliest convenience. Thank you!

Price: 47.5 USD

Location: West Hartford, Connecticut

End Time: 2025-01-01T22:35:00.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD