{"id":22433,"date":"2025-09-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=22433"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:39:13","slug":"arabica-small-plates-big-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/arabica-small-plates-big-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabica: Small Plates, Big Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">A journey through the flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean.<\/h3>\n<p>This delightful gift-quality book celebrates the vibrant flavours of this culturally diverse region. Arabica: Small Plates, Big Connections: A journey through the flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean offers us inspiration for dishes that are a little different and totally delicious.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-22442 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/arabica.jpg\" alt=\"Arabica\" width=\"373\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/arabica.jpg 1205w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/arabica-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/arabica-823x1024.jpg 823w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/arabica-768x956.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/arabica-121x150.jpg 121w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>Arabica: Small Plates, Big Connections takes the reader on a culinary journey to Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Turkey. We are presented with some familiar recipes and others which will likely be new and exciting.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from a modest trestle table in London\u2019s Borough Market to a growing network of restaurants and speciality products, the Arabica brand has steadfastly championed naturally healthy food and responsibly sourced ingredients.\u00a0 Founder and author James Walters draws inspiration from his extensive travels across the Eastern Mediterranean to create a cookbook brimming with colourful meze and small plates from of one of the world\u2019s most exciting food cultures. He shares simple cooking techniques and ingredient tips that elevate dishes from ordinary to authentic, from satisfying to sublime.<\/p>\n<p>There are classics here such as grilled halloumi with black honey, spinach and feta gu\u0308l b\u00f6re\u011fi, chicken and pistachio shish, baked chermoula cod with sweet potato, Lebanese meatballs, lamb with pea tahini; don\u2019t miss tomatoes, peaches, basil and za\u2019atar, Turkish-style k\u00fcnefe, chocolate halva mousse with sesame brittle, and cocktails and sodas such as the Pomegranate margarita and Batroun lemonade.<\/p>\n<p>Arabica: Small Plates, Big Connections: A journey through the flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean is the perfect book for mix-and-match recipes to create stunning tapas-type spreads as well as full meals. The black onion rice is unmissable as a simple side dish with almost any meal. Muhammara is an addictive dip to start your meal, with an Arabica Old Fashioned to finish!<\/p>\n<p>Arabica: Small Plates, Big Connections: A journey through the flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean<br \/>\nAuthor: James Walters<br \/>\nPrice: \u00a328.00<br \/>\nISBN-13: 978-0711293847<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A journey through the flavours of the Eastern Mediterranean. This delightful gift-quality book celebrates the vibrant flavours of this culturally diverse region. 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