Salamati: Hamed's Persian kitchen; recipes and stories from Iran to the other side of the world

Hamed Allahyari cooks to connect, sharing his native Tehran's culinary culture with his Australian family. His recipes are simple, celebratory, and full of flavor, inviting everyone to join the feast.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 13 October 2022
Publisher: Murdoch Books

By eating my food, you come into my family. You are sitting with me, with my grandparents, parents, and cousins, talking, sharing, and enjoying the feeling of being together.

Hamed Allahyari cooks to connect. For that joyful moment, you can say salamati (Persian for health and cheers) around the table. A restaurateur in Iran, it was natural for Hamed to gravitate to food after a long and perilous journey to settlement in Melbourne. He road-tested his dishes at hundreds of cooking classes, eventually launching his heartfelt cafe and SalamaTea restaurant. With every swipe of warm pita through herbed dadami dip, every bite of braised lamb with dried lime and saffron rice, every sip of homemade sour cherry tea, Hamed shines a light on his past in his native Tehran and continues to build an optimistic Australian future.

This book is a gateway to Persian culinary culture, with recipes that are simple, celebratory, and appealing, flexible, and full of flavor. Wherever you live and whatever your background, you are invited to join the feast.

Weight: 952g
Dimension: 198 x 247 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781911668565