Kaukasis: A Culinary Journey Through Georgia, Azerbaijan & Beyond

"A sensitive, personal journey expressed through the beauty of food - just wonderful" - Jamie Oliver<BR><BR>"Olia Hercules is a storyteller-foodwriter, and a wholly original voice in the kitchen - there's not a recipe of hers I don't want to cook immediately" - Nigella Lawson<BR><BR>"You might not think you would be interested in a book celebrating the food and flavours of the Caucasus...but you would be wrong. Olia Hercules is a great storyteller who will take you on a journey through the region without you ever having to leave the sofa" - Sunday Time Ireland<BR> <BR>"This is an incredible book - as I began to leaf through I started to smile, and I didn't stop" - Diana Henry<BR><BR>"Each recipe has a story, making this a fascinating read as well as a stunning cookbook" - BBC Good Food<BR><BR>"If the cooking of the Caucasian region isn't yet on your radar, it soon will be. (...) These gorgeous, flavour-packed recipes will give you a taste of what you've been missing" - delicious. magazine<BR><BR>From the winner of the Observer's Rising Star Award and Fortnum & Mason Debut Food Book Award 2016 comes a celebration of the food and flavours of the Caucasus - bridging Europe and Asia and incorporating Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, Russia and Turkey. Olia Hercules introduces us to more than 100 recipes for vibrant, earthy, unexpected dishes from across the region such as Plum fruit leather, Chestnut plov with pumpkin crust, Quince stuffed with lamb & carmalised shallots, Vine leaf dolma, Village breakfast, Khachapouri, Armenian "cognac" profiteroles and Red basil sherbet.

'This is a game-changer of a book.' - The Sunday Times<BR><BR>'...a joyful celebration of Eastern European cooking' - Observer<BR><BR>'My present to myself: not to be played with until my own writing is done!' - Nigella Lawson<BR><BR>'Exotic, earthy dishes, vibrant colours, big flavours. This is real cooking, written about with so much love' - Diana Henry<BR><BR>'From stuffed cabbage leaves to garlicky poussins, Olia Hercules's recipes are redolent of long summers in her mother's Ukrainian garden; rich, nourishing and enhanced by her stint as an Ottolenghi chef' - Observer Food Monthly<BR><BR>...a beautiful, fascinating and sumptuous tome. - Tom Parker Bowles<BR><BR>'There's something wonderful about food writer Olia Hercules' - The Telegraph<BR><BR>'The hottest new voice in food' - delicious. Magazine<BR><BR>'she will enchant your kitchen' - Grazia <BR>Debut cookbook from the Observer's Rising Star in Food Award 2015, Mamushka is a celebration of the food and flavours of Ukraine and the "Wild East", with over 100 recipes for fresh, flavourful and unexpected dishes from across the region. From the Moldovan giant cheese twist and Ukrainian buns with potatoes & shallots to Garlicky Georgian poussins with spicy plum chutney and Armenian pickled wet garlic; to Napoleon cake, Wasp nest buns and Apricot & sour cherry pie. To top it off, why not enjoy a digestif of Winter punch or Blackcurrant vodka?

'An instant classic' NIGELLA LAWSON<BR><BR>'Sweeping, intimate, defiant and brimming with love' LOUISE KENNEDY<BR><BR>'It is the roots that keep the trees from falling during a storm. Olia Hercules tells us that the same is true for people and nations' SERHII PLOKHY<BR><BR>I am writing this story without knowing its end: it begins long before I was born and will continue long after I die. I am writing this story to help myself heal and to make you understand.<BR><BR>Strong Roots is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one extraordinary family. It takes us from years of Russification, to Olia's grandmother's deportation to snowy wastelands under Stalin, to her Aunt Zhenia's school protest, to her own parents' flight from Ukraine when their town was occupied in 2022.<BR><BR>This is an ode to the land, to ideas of home and belonging, and to family stories and recipes passed down the generations - the tang of sour cherries, the best way to make borsch. It is an account of resilience in the hardest of circumstances.<BR><BR>Strong Roots brims with hope and grief. It lays bare the compromises and betrayals of generations struggling and surviving through war, peace, invasion and exile. It is an uplifting reminder of how much the human spirit can endure when born from a land rich with strong roots.

Eine kulinarische Reise in die Ukraine<BR><BR>Die Ukrainerin Olia Hercules lädt Sie mit diesem Kochbuch mit über 100 Rezepten in ihre Heimat ein. Persönlich und unterhaltsam teilt sie Familienrezepte, die ihre Kindheit geprägt haben. Traditionelle und moderne Gerichte aus der Ukraine, aber auch aus anderen osteuropäischen Ländern, von Aserbaidschan über Moldawien bis zum Kaukasus, zeigen die Vielfalt der osteuropäischen Küche. Der Erlös des Buches geht an ein Hilfsprojekt in der Ukraine.<BR><BR>Abwechslungsreich, originell und absolut köstlich<BR><BR>Kennen Sie die Schätze der ukrainischen Küche, traditionelle georgische Gerichte und die Rezept-Highlights aus Aserbaidschan? Olia Hercules hat sie in diesem Kochbuch zusammengetragen und das Ergebnis ist ein ebenso bunter wie köstlicher Mix, der viele kulinarische Überraschungen bereithält - von der Buchweizen-Pilzsuppe über das Backpflaumen-Hähnchen bis zu leckeren Piroggen und süßen Kürbisfladen. Die authentischen Rezepte lassen sich allesamt leicht nachkochen und erlauben einen modernen Blick auf die traditionelle osteuropäische Küche - besonders unterhaltsam und eindrücklich durch die vielen lebendigen Fotos und die persönlichen Anekdoten, die die Autorin zu den einzelnen Rezepten beisteuert.<BR><BR>Schlemmen und Gutes tun mit dem Mamusia Kochbuch:<BR><BR>¿ In über 100 Rezepten quer durch Osteuropa: eine kulinarische<BR><BR>Entdeckungsreise von Eintöpfen und Salaten über Gebäck, Nudeln,<BR><BR>Eingemachtes und Desserts bis zum passenden Getränk<BR><BR>¿ Das Kochbuch-Debut der Köchin Olia Hercules, die schon bei Ottolenghi im Team gekocht hat, mit einem modernen und sehr persönlichen Blick auf die traditionelle ukrainische Küche<BR><BR>¿ 4 EUR des Verkaufserlöses pro Buch spenden wir an die Ukraine-Hilfe Berlin e.V<BR><BR>Entdecken Sie mit Olia Hercules' schmackhaften Rezepten, wie abwechslungsreich und vielfältig die osteuropäische Küche tatsächlich ist.

'A complete revelation' NIGELLA LAWSON<BR><BR>'What a wonderful world Olia and this cookbook transport us to' ANNA JONES<BR>_______________________<BR>This summer, here are the only recipes you need...<BR><BR>What is a 'summer kitchen'? In Ukraine, it means a small cooking space located in the veg garden, away from the main house. Calling on fond childhood memories and countless conversations and cooking sessions, Olia Hercules shows how you can truly make the most of summery ingredients to create new, inventive and utterly delicious plates of food. Her recipes include Ukrainian favourites like:<BR><BR>· burnt aubergine butter on tomato toast<BR>· sourdough garlic buns<BR>· poppyseed cake with elderflower and strawberries<BR><BR>With each bite more delicious than the last. <BR><BR>As you cook your way through generous salads, moreish mains and sweet delights, you'll discover a way of cooking that is both traditional and contemporary, because these techniques and flavour combinations have been handed down through generations, yet reworked for every home kitchen. <BR><BR>Summer Kitchens also has a detailed chapter on fermentation, preserving and pickling (an ancient practice in Ukraine) that will inspire beginners and frequent picklers alike. It's a gorgeous way to discover sustainable, healthy and delicious food for the summer and beyond.<BR>_______________________<BR>'I'm so glad she's sharing these culinary secrets' MELISSA HEMSLEY

In this new cookbook from award-winning author Olia Hercules, explore the diversity of Ukraine's cuisine and heritage through the alluring window of summer kitchens-small structures alongside the main house where people cook and preserve summer fruits and vegetables for the winter months. Featuring 100 superb recipes, a gorgeous collection of food and lifestyle images, and evocative personal narrative, Hercules illustrates how the region's cuisine varies as much as the landscapes, climate, and produce through her travels to the Carpathians, the Black Sea, the shores of the Danube and Dnieper, and her native land.