Simmer

For every season, every taste and every mood – this is soup in all its soulful, generous, globally inspired glory.

From the first bubbling pots to the most inventive modern bowls, soup has always been about comfort, community and creativity.

This book celebrates the past, present and future of our favourite soups and stews, drawing on traditions from Iran to Iceland, the Caribbean to the Mediterranean, and everywhere in between. Nourishing, affordable and endlessly adaptable, soup has fed families, forged friendships and inspired recipe-swapping across generations.

Inside you’ll find chilled soups for hot days and deep, slow stews for dark evenings; light broths, vegetable stocks, fish flavours, meat-rich classics and even dessert soups.

Expect nostalgia and invention in equal measure: gazpacho and matzo balls, chowders and callaloo, pea and ham, fake shark’s fin, boozy puddings and finishing touches that turn a good bowl into a great one.

Reviews

Praise for Veggiestan:

‘Had us salivating … Butcher writes like a dream, really know hers Middle Eastern foodstuffs and offers enticing recipes. An absolute must for the vegetarian on your gift list.’ -Delicious magazine

‘Ranges across a number of Middles Eastern cuisines with flair and a sense of humour that makes it as much of a pleasure to read as it is to cook from.’ -The Indy Best 10 Vegetarian Cookbooks

Praise for Snackistan:

‘One can almost smell the bazar as one pores over the myriad recipes in this fascinating book.’ -The Good Book Guide

Praise for Salmagundi:

‘We want to cook every single recipe in Salmagundi.’ – The Foodie Bugle

‘Peppered with history and quirky anecdotes, this is sure to be a bestseller.’ – Crumbs magazine

About the author

Sally Butcher is the fiery-haired proprietress of the notable Persian food store Persepolis in Peckham, London, which she runs with her Persian husband, Jamshid. She is a bestselling author and avid blogger, who has amassed a devoted online following for her food-, shop- and Peckham-related musings. The foodie delights of the Middle East are her specialist subject, but she has been known to venture far and wide for inspiration. Her first book, Persia in Peckham, was published to critical acclaim and short-listed for the 2008 André Simon Award. It was also selected by the Sunday Times as their cookery book of the year. Her following tomes, Persepolis, Veggiestan, Snackistan and Veganistan, published by Pavilion, have also received critical acclaim.