Books by Arto der Haroutunian

Every one of the 12 cookbooks Arto der Haroutunian wrote became a classic; his thoughtful, erudite writing helped to explain to westerners the subtlety, complexity and diversity of Middle Eastern and North African cooking.

All Arto der Haroutunian's twelve cookbooks written in the 1980s became classics; it was his belief that the rich culinary tradition of the Middle East is the main source of many of our Western cuisines and his books were intended as an introduction to that tradition.

This book is about vegetables: the known, the little known and the few still largely unknown. What is collected here is a rich, wholesome repertoire of fascinating recipes reflecting man's tireless drive to create food that flatters his palate, fills his stomach and satisfies his bodily needs.