<p><b>Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Food and Travel Award 2017</b><br><b><br>''This is a book to delight food lovers, travel hounds and history buffs alike.'' <i>The Telegraph</i></b><br><br><b>''As an armchair traveler, I was led by Caroline Eden''s firsthand account of journeys to the Uzbek city of Samarkand and other exotic destinations, then lured into the kitchen by Eleanor Ford''s fine recipes'' <i>New York Times</i></b><br><br><b>''A particularly expansive and ambitious example of the genre. Imagine a Lonely Planet guide to Uzbekistan and beyond, with a hundred recipes.'' <i>LA Times</i></b><br><br><b>''I am LOVING it! So interesting to see so many familiar but also lesser known recipes! Beautiful pictures too! Love the styling! Love it!'' Sabrina Ghayour</b><br><br>Over hundreds of years, various ethnic groups have passed through Samarkand, sharing and influencing each other''s cuisine and leaving their culinary stamp. This book is a love letter to Central Asia and the Ca