Intended for vegetarians, partial-vegetarians, and non-vegetarians alike, this cookbook is for anyone looking for balanced, unusual, and exceptionally tasty dishes.

Through exploration, celebration, and a little-known tale of unity, these 150 recipes trace together a fascinating story of culinary linkage, all originating along the ancient network of trade routes known as the Silk Road. As renowned chef and author Najmieh Batmanglij explains, this highway moved not just trade goods but also ideas, customs, tastes, and such basics of life as cooking ingredients.

In Silk Road Cooking: A Vegetarian Journey, Najmieh recounts that process and brings it into the modern kitchen in the form of recipes that are venturesome and yet within reach of any cook.