Sweet Delights from a Thousand and One Nights:
Sweet Delights from a Thousand and One Nights: The Story of Traditional Arab Sweets
- xviii, 254 p.. color ill.; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
Basic recipes -- Pastries -- Cookies -- Cakes and pies -- Candies -- Puddings and other sweet delights
"Bringing together tenth- to fourteenth-century Arabic texts, the authors retrace the history of these sweet dishes, reviving the original recipes and following their development and influence over the centuries into non-Arabic speaking lands. Honey, dates, figs and pomegranates are just a few ingredients featured in this exquisite selection of mouth-watering desserts which have been modernised for cooks to try at home, all woven together with medieval poems and stories"--Publisher's website.
9781780764641
Confectionery--History--Arab countries
Cooking--Medieval cooking--Arab countries
Food--Arab countries--Medieval times
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
Basic recipes -- Pastries -- Cookies -- Cakes and pies -- Candies -- Puddings and other sweet delights
"Bringing together tenth- to fourteenth-century Arabic texts, the authors retrace the history of these sweet dishes, reviving the original recipes and following their development and influence over the centuries into non-Arabic speaking lands. Honey, dates, figs and pomegranates are just a few ingredients featured in this exquisite selection of mouth-watering desserts which have been modernised for cooks to try at home, all woven together with medieval poems and stories"--Publisher's website.
9781780764641
Confectionery--History--Arab countries
Cooking--Medieval cooking--Arab countries
Food--Arab countries--Medieval times