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Best books to learn Middle Eastern cooking, in order

The through-line here is spice, bread, and the shared table, so the reading starts with the pantry and the spice blends that define the region's flavor. Then it moves into the building blocks, mezze, dips, and breads, before opening out to the larger regional dishes across the Levant and beyond. Ground yourself in the spices and staples first, and the mezze spread and the feast become the same vocabulary at different scales.

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