This is a fun and colorful cookbook that features ALL kinds of food, not just Israeli. The bright photos and interesting stories make this book one you will want to get a physical copy to browse.

I should have paid more attention to the subtitle: A WORLD of Israeli cooking. Many of the recipes come from Persia and Yemen, which was a fun surprise for me. How often to you see recipes from Yemen? Solomonov is careful to mention when a recipe is Persian or Palestinian. I guess he wants to show that he is not a Zionist. Even cooking is political, ey?

There were some genuinely weird recipes that are not my cup of mint tea (eg, Duck and foie gras kebabs), a lot that I couldn't eat because of gluten (enjoy some challah for me, sigh), and a lot that I would be interested to try on a day that I felt like experimenting. I would need a genuinely awesome Middle Eastern market to find essential ingredients like dried Persian lemons, black garlic, and syrups. I have yet to find a good one in São Paulo. SOS!!! I haven't eaten feta in 3 years!!! A girl can dream though.