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Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook

Scents and Flavors: A Syrian Cookbook

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  • Create Date：2022-10-05 05:52:52
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Charles Perry
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Summary

This popular 13th-century Syrian cookbook is an ode to what its anonymous author calls the greater part of the pleasure of this life， namely the consumption of food and drink， as well as the fragrances that garnish the meals and the diners who enjoy them。 Collecting 635 meticulous recipes， Scents and Flavors invites us to savor an inventive cuisine that elevates simple ingredients by combining the sundry aromas of herbs， spices， fruits， and flower essences。

Organized like a meal， it opens with appetizers and juices and proceeds through main courses， side dishes， and desserts， including such confections as candies based on the higher densities of sugar syrup an innovation unique to the medieval Arab world。 Apricot beverages， stuffed eggplant， pistachio chicken， coriander stew， melon crepes， and almond pudding are seasoned with nutmeg， rose， cloves， saffron， and the occasional rare ingredient like ambergris to delight and surprise the banqueter。 Bookended by chapters on preparatory perfumes， incenses， medicinal oils， antiperspirant powders， and after-meal hand soaps， this comprehensive culinary journey is a feast for all the senses。

With the exception of four extant Babylonian and Roman specimens， cookbooks did not appear on the world literary scene until Arabic speakers began compiling their recipe collections in the tenth century， peaking in popularity in the thirteenth century。 Scents and Flavors quickly became a bestseller during this golden age of cookbooks， and remains today a delectable read for epicures and cultural historians alike。"

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Reviews

Marcelle Nassif ，

Absolutely fascinating and a great work of erudition。 I am even remaking some of the recipes in my spare time， many of which are very tasty。 Once could never thank Mr Perry enough。

libraryfacts ，

I'm utterly fascinated by cookbooks from history。 This one was a revelation and brilliantly curated and translated。 I haven't made all the recipes， only a few， but I look forward to having this as a continues cooking guide from now on。 If you have an interest in old cookbooks from the Middle Ages， this might be of interest to you。 I do think it helps having a good deal of knowledge about the Middle East to really get something out of this。"The book represents the cooking in the kitchens of the A I'm utterly fascinated by cookbooks from history。 This one was a revelation and brilliantly curated and translated。 I haven't made all the recipes， only a few， but I look forward to having this as a continues cooking guide from now on。 If you have an interest in old cookbooks from the Middle Ages， this might be of interest to you。 I do think it helps having a good deal of knowledge about the Middle East to really get something out of this。"The book represents the cooking in the kitchens of the Ayyubid court and of the Syrian nobility。 It features recipes from different parts of the Muslim Empire—they are Persian， Baghdadi， Turkish， Egyptian， Moroccan， Bedouin， Georgian。 It was the period of the Crusades and the European influence can be seen in the “Frankish” dishes。""From the tenth through the thirteenth centuries， Arabic speakers were， so far as we know， the only people in the world who were writing cookbooks。" 。。。more

Audra ，

If you're interested in historical cooking， specifically Middle Eastern food， this book is fantastic。 NOT for the beginner cook or someone looking to try Middle Eastern food for the first time。 This book does not contain modern styled recipes and requires experimentation。 If you're interested in historical cooking， specifically Middle Eastern food， this book is fantastic。 NOT for the beginner cook or someone looking to try Middle Eastern food for the first time。 This book does not contain modern styled recipes and requires experimentation。 。。。more

Nathan "N。R。" Gaddis ，

a） This is literally a cookbook。b） It consists of recipes。 Not much else。c） You'll want to be good at reading cookbooks to enjoy reading this one。d） Like with poetry ; I suck at reading poetry。 I suck at reading cookbooks。e） BUT， this is like totally one of the oldest cookbooks in the world。f） As for reading about food， I enjoyed Theroux's latest a bit （lot） more -- Einstein's Beets。g） It would help to be practiced in 13th century Syrian cookery in order to properly interpret these recipes。 For a） This is literally a cookbook。b） It consists of recipes。 Not much else。c） You'll want to be good at reading cookbooks to enjoy reading this one。d） Like with poetry ; I suck at reading poetry。 I suck at reading cookbooks。e） BUT， this is like totally one of the oldest cookbooks in the world。f） As for reading about food， I enjoyed Theroux's latest a bit （lot） more -- Einstein's Beets。g） It would help to be practiced in 13th century Syrian cookery in order to properly interpret these recipes。 For they are not written out for cooking=dummies。h） But here's a modern interpretation of “an early draft for baklava” called “Eat-and-Give-Thanks” ::http://www。libraryofarabicliterature。。。。i） Here's Meatballs with Whole Garlic Cloves ::http://www。libraryofarabicliterature。。。。j） Pomegranate Chicken ::http://www。libraryofarabicliterature。。。。k） Here's Chicken in Mustard-Yogurt Sauce ::http://www。libraryofarabicliterature。。。。m） And for those who dig archeological cookery， here's one for you that's pretty cool :: The Classical Cookbook。n） And some of you know Dogfish Head。 They've been pairing brewing and archeology since their beginnings。 Ever have a Midas Touch？ Here's a few more they've done ::https://dogfishalehouse。com/beers-typ。。。o） And a little article on going from potsherds to frothy glass ::https://www。theatlantic。com/magazine/。。。p） Yes， a deep interest in history is reason enough to raise a glass。q） btw， this is a critical edition of the arabic text。 How cool is that？r） At first I had misread the title as Scents and Flowers。s） 635 recipes is a lot of recipes。t） Even recipes for things like perfumes and soaps and breath=mints。u） One thing I particularly like about the LAL is that its only criteria （mor-less） for inclusion is that it be a text in Arabic and it be pre-20th century。 That's some pretty wide-slung doors！ They're sweeping up pretty much anything/everything translators are sending their way。v） That's right， selection of texts is pretty much up to the translator。w） And the scholarship！ My god！ The scholarship！x） Predictably， here at the end of the alphabet， I give you some metal。 First a documentary ::Syrian Metal is Warhttps://www。youtube。com/watch？v=0-JyW。。。y） I Am Immigrant: Dani Dark， the metal refugeehttps://www。youtube。com/watch？v=xN0zG。。。z） And the syrian band Netherion ::https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=ZiHzP。。。 。。。more

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