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The Pasha of Cuisine by Saygın Ersin
4.0

A wonderful escape and tale of freedom, learning, food and revenge. The Pasha of Cuisine is an individual born every few centuries with a singular talent for creating incredible food from the even the most basic ingredients. The story goes back and forth in time, telling the story of how the Pasha grew up and developed his talent, and how he comes to use his gifts to free the woman he loves from a harem. The only aspect of the book I did not care for was the depiction of the women in the story as harridans, whores or difficult for not wanting to cave in to their captors.