Influenced by neighboring cuisines such as Greek, Persian, and even Chinese, Turkish cuisine is uncomplicated yet rich in flavor. With over 180 recipes, A Taste of Turkish Cuisine incorporates fresh and healthful ingredients into delicious mezes (appetizers), soups, salads, entrees, breads, pilafs, vegetable dishes, preserves, yogurts and desserts. This cookbook also includes a brief history of Turkish cuisine, and guides to commonly used ingredients and Turkish cooking terms. ..".[A] memorable cornucopia of traditional ethnic recipes...A TASTE OF TURKISH CUISINE is an impressive and very strongly recommended addition to any personal or professional cookbook collection!" -- Midwest Book Review "Midwest Book Review" Nur Ilkin, wife of the former Ambassador of Turkey to the United States, learned the secrets of Turkish cooking from her grandmother, but really began to cook once she had to entertain guests of the Turkish embassy. Having lived in Athens, Moscow, London, Islamabad, Copenhagen, and Washington, D.C., she now resides in New York. Sheilah Kaufman is a cooking instructor, food writer, and author of twenty-four cookbooks, including Sephardic Israeli Cuisine (paperback edition, 2013), also published by Hippocrene Books. She writes a food column for Washington Jewish Week and is a contributing writer to The Potomac Almanac and Jewish Week. She resides in the Washington, D.C. area.