Syria has always been the marketplace for the most delicious ingredients where spices and sweetness collide. Nothing unites and inspires Syrians as much as food. Even now, Syrians living in refuge from Beirut to Berlin are searching out the best tomatoes, lemons, pomegranates and parsley to recreate the taste of home.

Friends and passionate cooks Itab and Dina spent months cooking with these women, learning their recipes and listening to stories of home. This recipe book could be read as a novel. It is a celebration of what Syria does best - cook delicious food.

For a taster, watch Itab Azzam and Dina Mousawi on BBC Woman’s Hour podcast on how to  Cook the perfect Smoked Aubergine Salad .  

“An extraordinary book. This book gives you goosebumps. Marvellous and a fantastic book. It is one of the years truly outstanding books” - BBC Food