Sweet Delights from a Thousand and One Nights: The Story of Traditional Arab Sweets

by Muna Salloum, Leila Salloum Elias, Habeeb Salloum

Which dessert is named after the heroic third-century Queen Zenobia of Palmyra? Which luscious rice pudding shares its name with the eighth-century Abbasid Caliph al-Ma'mun? How does one make the perfect Baqlawah? Blending cookery with culture and recipes with history, this is the fascinating and delectable story of traditional Arab sweets. The authors here take us on a culinary journey across Iraq, Syria, Egypt and al-Andalus, presenting readers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780764642
• ISBN13: 9781780764641
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.1" x 9.8"