{"product_id":"scents-and-flavors-9781479856282","title":"Scents and Flavors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollecting 635 meticulous recipes, \u003ci\u003eScents and Flavors\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to savor an inventive cuisine that elevates simple ingredients by combining the sundry aromas of herbs, spices, fruits, and flower essences. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis popular thirteenth-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. \u003cbr\u003eOrganized 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 syrupan 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. Bookende\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary achievement, a brilliant translation of a very important work by an author who really understands cooking, and a valuable addition to our understanding of Middle Eastern culture and gastronomy. -- Claudia Roden, author of The New Book of Middle Eastern Food\u003cbr\u003eAn extensive glossary, plus facing pages of the original Arabic text, make this a desirable reference work for scholars. * AramcoWorld *\u003cbr\u003eHopefully, this cookbook can be made part of many library collections around the world, accessible to many Syrian chefs and food-lovers, wherever they may be. * Qantara.de *\u003cbr\u003eThe book will interest epicures and cultural historians alike. * Islamic Horizons *\u003cbr\u003eWe can learn a lot from an old cookbook. And the recent release of \u003ci\u003eScents and Flavors\u003c\/i\u003e, a new translation from NYU Press's Library of Arabic Literature, provides a glimpse of social history that feels particularly timely. * FoodandWine.com *\u003cbr\u003eA significant scholarly contribution . . . Presented and framed in a way that renders it accessible to food scholars who work on other regions and cuisines . . . Provides a useful framing of the cookbook in the broader context of Middle Eastern culinary history, medieval Islamic medicine, and the specific sequencing and practices of feasting in thirteenth-century Syria. * Gastronomica *\u003cbr\u003eA good example of the best that can come out of a combination of quality scholarship and practical experience. * Journal of the American Oriental Society *\u003cbr\u003eFun for history buffs and amateur chefs, the recipes making for a fantastic dinner party. * AlJazeera *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867292119383,"sku":"9781479856282","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479856282.jpg?v=1722282631","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/scents-and-flavors-9781479856282","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}