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Hot Date!: Sweet & Savory Recipes Celebrating the Date, from Party Food to Everyday Feasts

Hot Date!: Sweet & Savory Recipes Celebrating the Date, from Party Food to Everyday Feasts

Xiao, Linda
Alkhatib, Rawaan

Hardcover

Fruits & VegetablesMiddle Eastern Cooking

Publisher Price: $35.00

ISBN10: 1797226444
ISBN13: 9781797226446
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: Feb 4 2025
Pages: 272
Weight: 2.35
Height: 0.98 Width: 7.59 Depth: 11.13
Language: English
The most sumptuous cookbook I've ever encountered.... Savor this book with your sweetheart, take yourself out on your own date: Hot Date! is a joy.--The Paris Review

The first comprehensive cookbook on an ancient superfood and the cultures that revere it. Mesmerizing and art-packed, Hot Date! features 99 mouthwatering, date-centered recipes that are the perfect mix of traditional favorites and inspired new creations.

This is not simply a cookbook about dates. It is a love song, a celebration of food and culture from a global perspective. Every page is a surprise in this highly colorful volume, with recipes ranging from Brooklyn to Babylon.

Author Rawaan Alkhatib draws inspiration from her Middle Eastern and Indian cooking background to bring a unique perspective to her topic. As a global citizen who has lived and traveled throughout the world, she explores both the significance of the fruit and its chameleon-like characteristics in cooking.

Divided into six chapters, Hot Date! features recipes that are big on flavor and low on fuss, ranging from Party Food (stuffed dates of all kinds!) to Breakfast; Mains; Soups, Salads & Sides; Sweets; and Drinks & Condiments (the Date Chili Crisp is a life changer). Informative sidebars that read like a scrapbook, how-to content, timelines, and historical snippets feature Rawaan's watercolor illustrations, patterns, and elegant hand-lettering, exploring such topics as:

  • Date-growing cultures, history, and visits to date farms in Palm Springs, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt
  • The evolution of the classic Palm Springs date shake
  • How date palms are pollinated (entirely by hand, to this day--millions of them!)
  • How to stuff dates
  • Dates at different stages of ripeness
  • Shopping and sourcing suggestions
  • Extensive suggestions for more reading to enter the world of the date

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