Pakistan is home to many diverse communities, each boasting a cuisine that has been influenced by the country's rich history and varied topography. Food Prints celebrates this diversity and is a unique effort to bring to the reader the plethora of dishes popular in the country, tracing their origin and even the legends surrounding some of them. A colourful book, it encompasses recipes from across the country, and also includes some of the author's favourites from her personal repertoire.

About the Author
Shanaz Ramzi has been working as a freelance journalist since 1994. A prolific writer, she has written on a variety of subjects for various publications, both local and international, and has served as the Karachi correspondent for a Dubai-based newspaper, Emirates Today. A regular contributor to the magazine section of the English daily Dawn and the monthly magazine Newsline, Ramzi has been twice nominated for the Gender in Journalism Award by UNESCO. She joined HUM Network Ltd. in October 2004 as Head of Publications and Public Relations and as editor of HUMSAY, the premier media magazine of the country. She is currently serving there as General Manager, Publications and Public Relations, and Editor of Masala TV Food Mag, Pakistan's widely circulated food magazine.

Reviews
Food Prints is an entertaining introduction to the diversity of Pakistani cuisine * Akin Ajayi, The Times Literary Supplement *



Book Information
ISBN 9780199063253
Author Shanaz Ramzi
Format Hardback
Page Count 350
Imprint OUP Pakistan
Publisher OUP Pakistan
Weight(grams) 1080g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 222mm * 22mm