Delights from the Garden of Eden: (abbv., Second Edition): A Cookbook and History of the Iraqi Cuisine (abridged second edition)

This is a concise version of the award-winning and highly acclaimed second edition published in 2013.It is luxuriously illustrated throughout with colour photos, paintings, medieval miniatures and sketches and displays the diversity of the region’s traditional culinary practices, delicious and enduring.This edition book contains 300 of the original 400 recipes, all tested and easy to follow, and covers all food categories with ample choice for both vegetarians and meat lovers, and many that will satisfy a sweet tooth.Ingredients and cooking techniques indigenous to the region are fully explained. Unlike the majority of cookbooks, the book uniquely traces the genesis and development of the Iraqi cuisine over the centuries, starting with the ancient Mesopotamians, through medieval times and leading to the present, aided throughout by the author’s intimate native knowledge of cookery.Of particular interest are the book’s numerous food-related folkloric stories, reminiscences, anecdotes, s