Taouk's family are Lebanese exiles living in Australia and they connect with their lost heritage through stories and cookery which weave together as the women cook the dishes in this well laid out colourful book.
In a way it resembles a normal cookery book, with sections in meal order: starters and mezze, salads, meat dishes, vegetable dishes, fish dishes , dessert and coffee but they are interspersed with and in presentation influenced by the stories, the memories the family have of their brief time in Lebanon and lives in Australia, of family gatherings and the food used to celebrate religious occasions.
Some ingredients are quite specialized but these days you can shop online and don't necessarily need the good network of Lebanese grocers, bakers and butchers that surround Taouk's family.
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