Food for Thought or Thought for Food

Claudia Roden live streamed from London

More than 50 years ago, Claudia Roden’s A Book of Middle Eastern Food introduced the flavours of the Middle East to western readers. Long before Ottolenghi, she introduced homecooks around the world to the delights of cumin and coriander from Egypt, sumac and tamarind from Syria and Lebanon, pomegranates from Iran and harissa from Africa. Claudia Roden CBE talks about flavours and cooking at home with the Hon Amanda Vanstone AO, owner of over 500 cookbooks and a whiz with braised duck and turnips.

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Claudia Roden CBE grew up in Cairo, but was educated in Paris and in London, where she has lived for many years. Her classic works on Middle Eastern food and Mediterranean cookery include the award-winning The Book of Jewish Food, and most recently, Med: A Cookbook.

The Hon Amanda Vanstone is the presenter of ABC Radio National’s Counterpoint and serves on the boards, councils and committees for various organisations, including the Adelaide Festival and the University of Adelaide. She hoards cookbooks and believes chatting about childhood recollections of food, sharing recipes and ideas is the greatest way to bridge boundaries. She remains the longest serving female Cabinet Minister since Federation.

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