Shopworn: Parsi: From Persia to Bombay: Recipes & Tales from the Ancient Culture (Farokh Talati)

Shopworn copies are final sale and may display slight cosmetic damages such as dinged corners, torn dust jackets and dented spines. In more than 150 recipes, a journey into the world of Parsi culture through food, feasts, and family favorites—featuring original 4-color photography and a foreword by Parsi scholar Homi Bhabha. “Jamva Chalo Ji,” a simple yet celebratory phrase in Parsi-Gujarati, translates literally as “Come, let’s eat!”—though it doesn’t take much cajoling to gather a crowd around a Parsi table. Laden with lamb stews, quails stuffed with biryani, salads of fennel and peas, and semolina pudding, each spread is rich with the sumptuous Persian and Indian flavors of cardamom and masala, coconut and mango—and in Parsi, chef Farokh Talati invites home chefs to join the feast in the first major cookbook of its kind. Featuring step-by-step photographs that teach the best way to crack a coconut at home, press homemade paneer from scratch, and preserve the most piquant pickled veg