1,001 Bites: The Wonders of the Arab Table
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Milk Street Radio
4.2 • 3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Palestinian cookbook author Reem Kassis discusses her latest cookbook, “The Arabesque Table,” which takes a fresh look at defining Arab cooking. Plus, we learn how food is used to create Hollywood sound effects, discover what people 80 years ago thought food would look like today and make pasta sauce out of tomato paste. (Originally aired on April 9th, 2021.)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Chris Kimball here from Milk Street. |
| 0:01.5 | You know, a few months ago, I traveled to Istanbul, |
| 0:04.0 | then down to Intakia and southern Turkey |
| 0:06.2 | near the Syrian border. |
| 0:07.9 | I spent time with home cooks. |
| 0:09.2 | We made red lentil soup, egg scrambled with yogurt, |
| 0:12.5 | cheesy Turkish mashed potatoes, rice pudding, |
| 0:14.6 | and a pizza made with meat and no crust. |
| 0:17.6 | Now, these are the recipes you expect to find |
| 0:20.2 | in glossy food magazines or fancy cooking shows. |
| 0:23.2 | This is what everyday cooks make every day. |
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| 0:53.4 | And I can't wait to see you here at Milk Street. |
| 0:55.9 | These days, it's nice to know what you're getting. |
| 1:00.9 | Like the same, hmm. |
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