A Finalist for the 2022 James Beard Foundation Cookbook Award (International) Shortlisted for
the André Simon Award Longlisted for the 2022 Art of Eating Prize A New York Times Best
Cookbook of 2021 - A Guardian Best Food Book of 2021 - A Simply Recipes Favorite Cookbook of
2021 - A WBUR Here & Now Favorite Cookbook of 2021 The acclaimed author of Zaitoun returns
with vibrant recipes and powerful stories from the islands that bridge the Mediterranean and
the Middle East. For thousands of years the eastern Mediterranean has stood as a meeting
point between East and West bringing cultures and cuisines through trade commerce and
migration. Traveling by boat and land Yasmin Khan traces the ingredients that have spread
through the region from the time of Ottoman rule to the influence of recent refugee
communities. At the kitchen table she explores what borders identity and migration mean in
an interconnected world and her recipes unite around thickets of dill and bunches of oregano
zesty citrus and sweet dates thick tahini and soothing cardamom. Khan includes healthy
seasonal vegetable-focused recipes such as hot yogurt soups zucchini and feta fritters
pomegranate and sumac chicken and candied pumpkin with tahini and date syrup. Fully
accessible for the home cook with stunning food and location photography Ripe Figs is a
dazzling collection of recipes and stories that celebrate an ever-diversifying region and
imagine a world without borders.
