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This Pakistani cookbook just won at the Gourmand World Awards

This Pakistani cookbook just won at the Gourmand World Awards

The book that explores the history of biryani and kulchas won best Asian cookbook at the awards!
28 May, 2018

A Pakistani title has won at the Gourmand World Awards, aka the Oscars of the cookbook awards!

According to a press release, Sayeeda Leghari's Pakistan Heritage Cuisine – A Food Story won 'Best Asian Cookbook in the World’ at the 2018 Gourmand Awards that took place in Yantai, China yesterday. The coffee-table book was up against seven other cookbooks including Korean Wife’s Secret Recipes (Hong Kong), Persian Kitchen (Israel), Fast Indian Cooking (Malaysia) and Lickerland, Asian Accented Desserts (USA).

The book was also nominated in the Culinary Heritage category
The book was also nominated in the Culinary Heritage category

Leghari's book delves into the history and evolution of Pakistani cuisine, offering up insightful facts like the inventor of biryani was Empress Nur Jahan and the Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Qamaru­ddin adopted the symbol of the kulcha bread on his flag.

“Through hearsay or documented evidence, I have tried giving the background of the creation of various dishes, which have come into our homes and daily lives, and while doing this I have celebrated our unsung cooks and chefs,” said Leghari at the launch of the book in November last year.

The only Pakistani title to have been honoured at the Gourmand Awards this year, Pakistan Heritage Cuisine has been published by Markings, which has previously won at Gourmand for Lal Majid's Deliciously Yours in 2014 and for the Pakistan-India collaborative cookbook Flavours of the Frontier in 2015.

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syed s ahmed May 28, 2018 07:46pm
Congratulations , a pleasent breeze in a burning environment.
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TR May 28, 2018 08:19pm
Congratulations.
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Neo May 28, 2018 08:20pm
A massive welldone and congratulations to the author Sayeeda Leghari. Thank you for your efforts and for making a good name for Pakistan.
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Ehsan May 28, 2018 09:24pm
Wonderful achievement
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Zak May 28, 2018 09:48pm
Well done, congratulations. Great achievement.
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Zak May 28, 2018 09:49pm
I learned that biryani came from persia and was named due to the colour mix.
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Khan May 28, 2018 10:39pm
Nice!! Congratulations!
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Moin Kamal May 29, 2018 01:14am
As a Hyderabadi from India, I was amazed to know Khulca was our flag. Thanks for this book and I will order from Amazon USA.
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Shamin May 29, 2018 02:15am
Bravo! Job well done!
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Faisal May 29, 2018 07:10am
Well done, congratulations! Keep our flag flying high.
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Jialo Wadero May 29, 2018 08:13am
My congratulations to Ms.Sayeeda Leghari on winning the prestigious award for Pakistan.I love good food.Cooking truly is an Art.
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A. Mirza May 29, 2018 10:03am
Congratulations! Well done...would love to read your book
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Qudsia qureshi May 29, 2018 05:04pm
Congratulanion ! Kia Ba’ath hai wha!!!
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Speak_Truth May 29, 2018 07:45pm
Good news.
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Halimak May 31, 2018 07:01am
Well Done. Not only you admired the unsung, but created a new aspect of our national character. May you be blessed for ever
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ayesha May 31, 2018 05:21pm
Very well done!
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