{"product_id":"simmer-sally-butcher-9781623715403","title":"Simmer: Seasonal Soups from Around the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe history, and the future, of our favorite soups from across the globe. Full of nostalgia, new inventions and lots of soupy goodness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsh Paz is \u003c\/i\u003eFarsi for chef, but translate it literally and you get \"soup maker.\" \u003ci\u003eAsh\u003c\/i\u003e is a particular range of soups almost unique to Iran, and their significance to Persian culture is signified by the fact that they define someone's qualification as a chef i.e. if you can make \u003ci\u003eash\u003c\/i\u003e you make the \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003egrade in the kitchen. Soup \u003ci\u003eIS\u003c\/i\u003e important. The Iranians have got it right. The first cooked food almost certainly consisted of some form of broth, and the art of cooking, and indeed eating for pleasure rather than survival, evolved globally out of the first soup and stock pots. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoup is an inexpensive, fast and tasty way to provide nutrition. Many communities and friendships have been formed over the preparation, distribution and consumption of soup--as well as recipe swapping, which makes the foundations of this book by seasoned food writer Sally Butcher, proprietor, with her husband and partner Jamshid Golshan Ebrahimi, of London's favorite cafe and international food shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally Butcher,Jamshid Golshan Ebrahimi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623715407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623715403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Interlink Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs","brand":"Sally Butcher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520288600319,"sku":"9781623715403","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15ac2932-ac73-4b4b-885b-344e4b18989c.jpg?v=1778741863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simmer-sally-butcher-9781623715403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}