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• Salaman, Rena and Cutler, Jan

This carefully selected range of more than 70 delicious step-by-step recipes captures the vital essence of traditional Greek cooking, and includes mezedes, soups, fish and shellfish, poultry and meat, vegetarian dishes, side dishes and salads, desserts and cakes, and sweets, pastries, cookies and breads.

Dishes include all the classics, such as Octopus Salad, and Baked Salt Cod with Potatoes and Olives, Warm Halloumi and Fennel Salad, and Orange Spoon Preserve, as well as some more unusual specialities, such as Avoglemeno (rice, egg and lemon soup) and Loukoumia (a Greek version of Turkish delight).

More than 280 specially commissioned colour photographs illustrate how each dish is made, as well as providing a beautiful image of the final dish. Full nutritional information provides an at-a-glance reference, and there are many suggestions for variations and accompaniments, as well as the history and traditions surrounding the dish.

If you want to learn more about Greek cuisine, find out how to make some wonderful dishes using simple step-by-step instructions, and sample the fresh, potent flavours that typify this fabulous food, then this is the book for you.