This week I’m talking with Claudia Roden…

Claudia is one of the world’s most unique cookbook writers and cultural anthropologists.

She grew up in Cairo as an Egyptian Jew, studied in Paris and London, and every step of her career so far has been beyond fascinating!

Over the years she has published multiple bestsellers, including the international award-winning The Book of Jewish Food, which has just been re-released as a special 25th anniversary edition, available anywhere you get your books!

As a result of 16 years of research and world travel, The Book of Jewish Food was originally released in 1997 when Jewish food was overlooked by the food industry, instead only being enjoyed behind closed doors.

In this book Claudia shone a light on the diverse flavours and cultural origins of those dishes, revealing the beauty and simplicity of traditional Ashkenazi, Sephardi and Mizrahi food on the page for the first time.

In doing so she put Jewish food on the map, and changed the modern culinary landscape for good.

This new 25th anniversary edition includes new content and recipes, and it’d make the perfect gift for any home cook!

The Book of Jewish Food, 25th Anniversary Edition, published by Penguin

Other books by Claudia Roden:

Med, A Cookbook

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

The Food of Italy

Photo credit ⓒ Stuart Simpson

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