cookbook review - Bahari by Dina Macki

a journey to Oman

When I think of Oman, which I must admit is not all that often, I think of sand and desert and camels and heat. It is, no doubt, a very cliched view and discounts Oman’s extensive coastline, which could be argued has more of a culinary influence than the interior.¹ It is one of the less obvious benefits of cookbooks - that they encourage discovery, guiding the reader through stories and recipes that reveal geography, history and culture, as well as food.