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

Habeeb Salloum; Muna Salloum; Leila Salloum Elias

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780764642 ISBN 13: 9781780764641

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2013

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Review:

'Gastronomic pleasures and serious scholarship are combined in Sweet Delights From A Thousand and One Nights, a book of discovery that takes us back to the world of the sweet-toothed medieval caliphs and their feasts and celebrations.'

(Robert Irwin, the author of The Arabian Nights: A Companion)

'This is a luscious treasury of stories from history as rich and involving as Scheherazade's One Thousand and One Nights.'

--(Metro)

'A fascinating historical read plus an extensive treasury of recipes from a vibrant region.'

--(Custard Pie Blog)

About the Author:

Habeeb Salloum is a freelance writer and author. He has written several books, including Arabic Contributions to the English Vocabulary and Journeys Back to Arab Spain, in addition to five cookbooks that deal with Arab cuisine. Muna Salloum is a freelance writer and author.  She holds an MA in Middle East and Islamic Studies from the University of Toronto, specialising in the socio-economic history of the Arabs in Spain. She is the author of The Sweets of Araby, co-authored by Leila Salloum Elias. Leila Salloum Elias is a freelance writer and author.  She holds an MA in Middle East and Islamic Studies from the University of Toronto, specialising in Arabic literature in Arab Spain and the story of the early Arab immigrants to the US. She too is the author of several books, including The Sweets of Araby, co-authored by Muna Salloum. Habeeb, Muna and Leila have also co-authored a forthcoming book titled Medieval Delights from the Arabian Nights: Recreating the Kitchen of Medieval Arabs.

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1780764642
• ISBN 13: 9781780764641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 290