İstanbullu Rum Bir Ailenin Mutfak Serüveni

“If I were to briefly describe this book, I would say it is a story in which taste memories and the tastes of memories are intertwined. The hero of the story is my family, and the backbone is the dishes cooked in our kitchen for three generations.”

Departing from a culinary culture that is a distinct expression of cultural memory and belonging, Marianna Yerasimos offers us delicious slices of the life of a Greek family from Istanbul.

Many delicious recipes such as leek and potato soup, kipper meatballs, silverfish omelette, mussel salma, chicken “milanez” and galatobureko; family members such as Yaya (grandmother) of Kayseri, İncesu origins, who is the pillar of the kitchen, and the great-great grandfather of Italian origin, who made a rooster slaughter his wife out of jealousy when he saw her crowing; the fish and melon ice cream of Büyükada; “Artemis” grocery store, “Ermis” canned goods and Melba-Golden chocolates as city memories; fish market tours, songs that liven up summer tables, and even political turmoil reflected on tables. In short, The Culinary Adventure of a Greek Family from Istanbul tells the story of a culture that remained in the 19th-20th centuries and is now on the verge of extinction.

(From the Promotion Bulletin)

Dough Type : 2. Dough

Number of Pages : 304

Dimensions : 16.5 x 24

First Printing Year : 2019

Number of Prints : 1. Edition