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| Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco | 
 enlarge | Author: Paula Wolfert
Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $19.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 25560
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st Perennial Library Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 1
ISBN: 0060913967
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5964
EAN: 9780060913960
ASIN: 0060913967
Publication Date: April 29, 1987
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| Customer Reviews:
 More for the Advanced Cook, But Worth it. October 15, 2008
Great book, several recipes are pretty easy. However, mostly for the advanced cook. Well worth it.
 ~A perfect addition to any Moroccan cooking library~ September 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have developed a passion for Moroccan food and as a result, a curiosity for the history of its preparation. I purchased this book for exactly that reason - And loved it. I read it cover to cover, comparing how the many dishes were prepared from the author's perspective and how thirty-five years later I, in the United States, prepare many of the same dishes.
Paula Wolfert's passion and excitement for Moroccan cooking and its' people is infectious. It was interesting to read how the various dishes were prepared over thirty years ago, marveling at how many of the ingredients are almost commonplace in the U.S. today.
Although this cookbook is thirty-five years old and many of the recipes have been updated by more recent cookbooks, I still recommend this book highly. It is one of over a dozen books I have on Moroccan cooking and still has a place in the library of anyone who has a passion for Moroccan food.
A reference for delecious Moroccan cooking July 10, 2008
I bought this book for my American girl friends who are interested in learning about Moroccan cooking. It is all one needs to really cook the traditional and authentic Moroccan meals. If you buy this book you don t need your sister in law neither your mother in law keep them as guests. An advice from a Moroccan girlfriend
Great cookbook but....... July 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a culinary journey through morrocco, painstakingly written to reflect authentic cooking of the country.
This may not be the cookbook for you for that reason, because it does not comprimise technique for ease, however.... It has amazing recipes and it is authentic. So that is the books strangest and weakest point. I am a very involved home chef, and I love this book, but I usually reach for Ghillie Basan before this book. When I want to make the real deal for special occasions, I will plough through it, but it can be hard to sift through the recipes. (written a while ago)
I give it five stars becuase it deserves it so much, but be careful with your expectations!
 A big fiasco June 29, 2008
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this book with great expectations based on previous reviews available at amazon.com. The book seemed to ambition a blend of North african anthropology, personal memories and actual recipes. But the final product is a complete fiasco from each of the three points of view. Author seems to be more interested to impress readers with her hypothetical knowledge of international and Moroccan cousine than to actually encourage the practice of the various recipes. Some descriptions (for example preparation of the "warka") are pompous if not ludicrous and I doubt that anyone will use them. Neverending discussions on the many types of olives and their similarities with non-Moroccan counterparts are again a complete waste of time to read. In summary: a bad cookbook.
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