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Episode 307: Treasures of Medieval Egyptian Cooking
Episode 307: Treasures of Medieval Egyptian Cooking
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Sep 13, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
The Kanz al-fawāʾid fī tanwīʿ al-mawāʾid, a fourteenth-century cookbook, is unique for its variety and comprehensive coverage of contemporary Egyptian cuisine. It is the only surviving cookbook from a period when Cairo was a flourishing metropolis and a cultural haven for people of diverse ethnicities and nationalities. Now available for the first time in English, it has been meticulously translated and supplemented with a comprehensive introduction by scholar Nawal Nasrallah. She joins Linda on this episode to discuss the discoveries, delights, and difficulties of the task of making this important work accessible.
Released:
Sep 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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