Veggiestan, ‘the land of vegetables’ refers to the Middle Eastern region that merits such a name; a region that is bubbling, simmering and bursting with vegetarian traditions and recipes – much like this book.
Join Sally Butcher, owner and chef of iconic Peckham-based café and grocery shop, Persepolis, as she shares her take on Middle Eastern street fare, snacks and meze.
Passionate about hummus, Ronen Givon and Christian Mouysset celebrate the versatile and healthy dip.
The part-time vegetarian who was identified in Sally’s first book, Veggiestan, has become a thing. Great swathes of the population are now eschewing meat for the best part of the week in favour of healthier, vegetable–based alternatives.
VEGGIESTAN or ‘land of the vegetables’. There is of course no such word, and no such country. But in this
