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…1,000-Year-Old Cookbook

"Written nearly a thousand years ago, the Kitab al-tabikh (book of cookery) written by Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, is the most comprehensive work of its kind. It includes more than 600 recipes for culinary and medicinal dishes, including a well-known ancient Middle Eastern hangover cure, ingredients for enhancing sexual performance, and dishes for curing a range of health problems. The ancient text has been translated by Nawal Nasrallah, a former professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Baghdad, into the ‘Annals of the Caliph's Kitchen', making these fascinating recipes accessible to the English-speaking world…"

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Armand

When Baghdad was a cosmopolitan center of art and learning … ah, the good old days.

I've noticed the only time I get a hangover is when I stop drinking.

Wolfhag

Re-creating those recipes to see if they actually worked would make for a great reality TV show… ;-)

Ha!…

Armand

@Zephyr, I'll be willing to bet that more than 50% of the recipes are still in regular use in the area and the ones that aren't are probably the ones you don't want to recreate.

(smile)

Armand