Claudia Roden: ‘There hadn’t been cookbooks in Egypt – everything was just handed down’ The pioneering food writer and historian talks of her fear of running out of words – even as she is writing her 22nd book

'My lunch companion is a living institution. Self-taught cook, traveller, recipe collector, historian, and anthropologist Claudia Roden has reshaped how we think about food, its cultural heritage and social meaning.' www.theguardian.com/food/2025/ma... #foodhistory #ClaudiaRoden #foodstudies

I’ve been cooking from The New Book of Middle Eastern Food by #ClaudiaRoden for 20+ years, picked up from @nigella.bsky.social’s bibliography in How to Eat. Great blueprints for stuffed vegetables - incl. here: lamb, carnaroli rice, warm spices, fresh & dried herbs, dried fruit & pine nuts. Comfort.

Zucchini, dill & feta fritters #BelindaJeffery #InBelindasKitchen, grated cucumber salad #ClaudiaRoden #Arabesque & roasted tomatoes #homegrown zucchini, dill, eggs, garlic, lemon, cucumber, mint & tomatoes #mymenuplan #MeatFreeMonday

Coffee is a fleeting moment and a fragrance.
– Claudia Roden, author and cultural anthropologist

#coffeequote #ClaudiaRoden

Pistachio cake #ClaudiaRoden #Arabesque #GlutenFree #mymenuplan (link to recipe in comments)