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Zaitoun by Yasmin Khan

This important book is a preservation of Palestinian culture and recipes, during her travels historian Yasmin Khan was able to harvest produce, cook and learn from the people in the West Bank, Jenin and Taybeh areas. The recipes in this book are fresh and bright, yet comforting and delicious, and incredibly easy to combine into the most celebratory feast of Palestinian culture. 

Brimming with incredible recipes-herb-filled salads, quick pickles, fragrant soups, tender roasted meats and rich desserts, and has a special focus on vegetarian versions of Palestinian classics. It has recipes for olive, fig and honey tapenade, roast chicken stuffed with pine nuts and raisins, and pomegranate passion cake, among many others.

'A moving, hugely knowledgeable and utterly delicious book'

Anthony Bourdain


About the Author

Yasmin Khan is a best-selling author, broadcaster and human rights campaigner who is passionate about sharing people's stories through food. Her work sits on the intersection between food, travel and politics and her critically acclaimed books The Saffron Tales, Zaitoun and Ripe Figs share everyday stories of beauty and connection from places more commonly associated with conflict. Prior to her writing career, Khan was a human rights campaigner for a decade, running national and international campaigns for NGOS and grassroots groups on poverty and human rights.

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This book is a preservation of Palestinian culture and recipes, during her travels Yasmin got to harvest, cook and learn from the people in the West Bank, Jenin and Taybeh areas. The recipes in this booker fresh and bright, fragrant and delicious - simple stews flavoured with aromatic spice blends, meze spreads worthy of a king and comforting bakes.

Brimming with incredible recipes-herb-filled salads, quick pickles, fragrant soups, tender roasted meats and rich desserts, and has a special focus on vegetarian versions of Palestinian classics. It has recipes for olive, fig and honey tapenade, roast chicken stuffed with pine nuts and raisins, and pomegranate passion cake, among many others

Awards

Multiple Gift of the Year Awards:
The Gift of the Year awards are the most highly respected industry accolades, aimed at recognising the best products, talent and inspiration in our industry each year. We were touched and humbled that Spice Kitchen was awarded Gift of the Year in 2022 for our Indian Spice Tin with Silk Sari Wrap, the second time this product has won the award.

Multiple Great Taste Awards:

 

We won a whopping 13 Great Taste Awards in 2023 for our range of Signature Spice Blends. Previously, we have won awards for our Garam Masala, and Chai Hot Chocolate in 2015, 2017 and 2021 respectively. Great Tastes Awards are the acknowledged benchmark for fine food and drink. It has been described as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world. Quite simply, the Great Taste logo is the sign you can trust when buying food and drink.

 

Winners of BBC Good Food Show Producers Bursary Award:
Awarded to outstanding producers of excellent British Speciality foods. Spice Kitchen also Featured on the BB1 Hairy Bikers show where they used Spice Kitchen spices to cook their favourite food.

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