{"product_id":"chesnok-polina-chesnakova-9781958417577","title":"Chesnok: Cooking from My Corner of the Diaspora: Recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eA love letter to the food of her childhood, acclaimed writer Polina Chesnakova shares 100 vibrant regional recipes from Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born in Ukraine to Russian and Armenian parents from Georgia, Polina Chesnakova grew up cooking and eating at the hip of her mother and aunts. \u003ci\u003eChesnok\u003c\/i\u003e paints a warm portrait of the Soviet diaspora through food, with dishes that will be nostalgic and familiar for those within the diaspora and enticing to anyone looking to expand their palate and pantry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Georgian Tkemali (sour plum sauce), Uzbek and Azeri Plovs, and Armenian Gata (butter pastry) to Ukrainian Varenyky (dumplings), Russian Olivier Salad, and Medovik (honey cake), \u003ci\u003eChesnok\u003c\/i\u003e is your invitation to learn the rich history of a people through their most cherished recipes and traditions. Essays, stories, and profiles of the amazing cooks in Polina's life are peppered amongst recipes as diverse as the communities from which they blossomed and the immigrant experience they were subsequently passed down in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Polina Chesnakova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1958417572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958417577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardie Grant Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs","brand":"Polina Chesnakova","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838589784319,"sku":"9781958417577","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19bde2d1-f5a7-4849-aa30-14e138420a3a.jpg?v=1746590306","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chesnok-polina-chesnakova-9781958417577","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}