Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and History of the Iraqi Cuisine (Abbreviated Version of the Second Edition)

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'Especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, family, professional, and community library Ethnic Cookbook collections.' Wisconsin Book Watch, Reviewer's choiceThis is an abbreviated version ofthe award-winning and highly acclaimed second edition, published in 2013. Luxuriouslyillustrated throughout with color photos, paintings, medieval miniatures, andsketches, offering more than 300 recipes, all tested and given in a clear anddetailed way so that they may be easily prepared with rewarding results. To better display the diversity of Iraq'sdelicious and enduring traditional culinary practices, the ingredients andcooking techniques indigenous to the region are fully explained throughout, inaddition to an extended glossary.The gastronomichistory and culture of Iraq are interwoven with the recipes, so that the regionand its cuisine may be better understood, and their role in the building ofhuman civilization acknowledged. It uniquely traces the genesis and developmentof the Iraqi cuisine over the centuries, starting with the ancient Mesopotamians,through medieval times and leading to the present, aided throughout by theauthor's intimate native knowledge of cookery. Of particular interest are thebook's numerous food-related folkloric stories, reminiscences, anecdotes,songs, poems, and much more. Delights from the Garden of Eden is a valuable addition to the shelves of specialized and generallibraries, and a cookbook to be cherished by food lovers everywhere. It offersa rewarding culinary experience that will stay long after the book is finishedand food cooked from it has been enjoyed.