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Contents 6 Preface 10 Acknowledgments 16 Abbreviations 18 Maps 20 Introductory Essay Medieval Cairo and Its Inhabitants 24 Survey of the Sources for the Study of the Medieval Cairene Food Culture 46 1. Cookery Books 50 2. Ḥisba Manuals 62 3. Chronicles and Annalistic Sources 65 4. Travelers’ Accounts 70 5. Dietary and Medical Treatises 76 6. Works of Fiction and Adab 78 7. What the “Delectable War” is Really About:Re-reading the Curious Tale of the Mamluk Era 80 Part One On Food 88 Chapter One The Cairene Menu: Genesis 90 1. Sources of Culinary Inspiration 90 A. Local Tradition 90 B. Extra-Egyptian Influences 95 2. High and Low Cooking: Exchange and Diffusion 105 3. Street Food Business 111 A. Technical Preconditions 111 B. Food Producers, their Wares, and Market Control 123 4. The Cairene Cook 142 5. Customers 147 Chapter Two The Cairene Menu: Ingredients, Products and Preparations 156 1. Cereals 159 A. Millet and Sorghum 159 B. Barley 161 C. Rice 162 D. Wheat 178 2. Meat 196 3. Fowls and Eggs 221 4. Fish 232 5. Dairy Products 248 6. Vegetables and Legumes 267 7. Fruit 287 8. Nuts and Seeds 309 9. Flavorings and Other Food Additives 317 A. Salt 319 B. Sweetening Agents 321 C. Sour

Author

Lewicka, Paulina B.

Language

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