Arabian Flavours Recipes and Tales of Arab Life

by Jamal, Salah; Powell, Elfreda

• ISBN13: 9780285637184
• ISBN10: 0285637185
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Souvenir Press

Summary

The Arab nations invest much of their culture in food, eating becomes a memory of their history. Traditionally the secrets of Arab cooking have been passed from mother to daughter, Salah Jamal is one of the few men to enter the kitchen. He has spent a lifetime collecting recipes - from all over the Arab world - and prepares a feast of dishes: the ubiquitous falafel, hommos and salads, to delicious stuffed vegetables and stews, couscous, fish and oven-cooked meats, soups and brochettes to spicy, stuffed whole lamb, chicken and pigeon, as well as sweets, pastries and traditional drinks.

Author Biography

Salah Jamal was born in Palestine and has traveled widely around the Middle East. He is a professor of cultural diversity at the Catalan University of Vic and holds a seat on the board of Barcelona's leading cultural forum, the Ateneo.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Spanish Edition	11	(4)
Introduction	15	(6)
SNACKS AND APPETISERS	21	(20)
Falafel Vegetable croquettes: Salvation of the poor	21	(4)
Hommos Chickpea purée: Teachers' fix	25	(7)
Muttabal betinjan or Baba ganuj Aubergine purée: Perverter of women	32	(4)
Kibbeh Stuffed wheat croquettes: A wife's success or downfall	36	(5)
DIPS AND SALADS	41	(10)
Tabbouleh Burghul salad: Erotic undertones	45	(6)
MAIN COURSES	51	(102)
Mjadarah Rice with lentils: A dish with many meanings	52	(4)
Ar-ruzz Rice: The feast of San Juan and the Emir	56	(7)
Shakrieh Thanksgiving: A children's favourite	63	(4)
Maacarona Macaroni...And the Libyan Revolution	67	(6)
Maqlouba Topsy-turvy: Accompanied by the diva, Um Kulthum	73	(4)
Sayadeieh Fish with rice: An antipathy for fish	77	(3)
Mulukhieh Green leaves: And the startling tale of the octogenarian Emir	80	(6)
Warak inab or Warak dawali Stuffed vine leaves...And a Muslim-Christian dispute	86	(6)
Mahashi Stuffed vegetables: Town versus village	92	(12)
Harira: Ramadan soup	104	(3)
Al-cuzcus Couscous...And the guide who got lost	107	(8)
Judrauat bi lahmeh Meat stews	115	(4)
Lahmeh maa beid Minced meat and egg: Food of the Elect	119	(4)
Kafta, kebab and shawermah Meat on a skewer	123	(6)
Kafta Oven-cooked minced meat...And the vilified left hand	129	(7)
Al Uzi Stuffed lamb...And the wily Bedouin girl	136	(11)
Yay mahshi Stuffed chicken: The drama of the great feast	147	(3)
Zaghalil or Hamam mahshi Stuffed pigeon: Assault on the pigeons of Genoa	150	(3)
SWEETS, PASTRIES AND DESSERTS	153	(16)
Katayef Sweet little pastries: The enigmatic hermit	154	(9)
Ruzz bil-halib Rice with milk	163	(6)
DRINKS	169	(24)
Al mashrubat Cold drinks: Veneration of water	169	(6)
Al Qahwa and al shay Coffee and tea: Tragi-comic true stories	175	(18)
Muslim-Arab rules for cooking and behaviour at table	193	(4)
Glossary	197	(4)
Bibliography	201	(2)
Notes	203	(3)
Notes on measurements and spices for the English edition	206	(1)
Index of recipes	207