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Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and History of the Iraqi Cuisine
by Nawal Nasrallah
New Edition (Abridged, 440 pp.) IS OUT!
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amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, ISD (US distributor) , and Equinox Publishing (UK publisher)
The original complete edition (572 pp.) is still available as e-book, get it on iBooks
A new revised edition by Equinox Publishing, with more than 300 splendid color food-related images of dishes, art, history, culture, and much more. A feast to the eyes, soul, mind, and body.
SAVEUR magazine (issue 161, December 2013, p. 24) chooses it as one of top 10 cookbooks for the year 2013
"A splendid achievement, Delights from the Garden of Eden is obviously a labour of love, and the author has done readers, cooks and noncooks alike, a great service in producing such an impressive book. Each page shows erudition, every recipe a passion for food." Times Literary Supplement, Eamonn Gearon, 1 Nov. 2013.
Download this PDF and see at a glance the diversity and depth of the culinary material the book covers:
* Indexes of foods and ingredients (ancient, medieval, and present).
* Table of Contents
* Complete list of 145 "By-Ways and Asides"
* Works Cited
Have a peek at the entire cover!
Visit my Blog: In my Iraqi Kitchen: Recipes, History and Culture
Chapters of Delights from the Garden of Eden:
Introduction: Iraqi Food in Perspective
Chapter One: Breads
Chapter Two: Dairy Products
Chapter Three: Vegetarian Appetizers and Salads
Chapter Four: Soups
Chapter Five: Snacks, Sandwiches, and Side Dishes (with Meat)
Chapter Six: Snacks, Sandwiches, and Side Dishes (Vegetarian)
Chapter Seven: Stews
Chapter Eight: Rice
Chapter Nine: Other Grains and Beans
Chapter Ten: Lamb and Beef
Chapter Eleven: Stuffed Foods
Chapter Twelve: Poultry
Chapter Thirteen: Fish
Chapter Fourteen: Savory Pastries
Chapter Fifteen: Desserts: Puddings and Ice Creams
Chapter Sixteen: Desserts with Syrup
Chapter Seventeen: Cakes and confections
Chapter Eighteen: Cookies/Biscuits and Sweet Pastries
Chapter Nineteen: Jams and Pickles
Chapter Twenty: Beverages
Menus and Manners
Glossary
Kubbat Halab (stuffed rice dough)
An Iraqi specialty (Delights from the Garden of Eden, pp. 305-6 )
PRAISE FOR DELIGHTS FROM THE GARDEN OF EDEN:
“Humorous, insightful and a pleasure to read. Nawal Nasrallah blends recipes, culinary history, folklore, personal stories and art in a lively mix. Her recipes are precise and easy to follow, with tips and observations derived from her long experience with Iraqi cuisine. Highly recommended.”
PAULA WOLFERT, premier food writer in America, and the “queen of Mediterranean cooking”
“This cookbook is more than an introduction to Iraqi cuisine. It is in fact an introduction to Arab cooking in general, researched with the kind of depth not seen before in a cookbook of the Arab world and Middle East.”
CLIFFORD A. WRIGHT, winner of the James Beard Cookbook of the Year Award, author of A Mediterranean Feast
“It’s a fantastic cookbook. It’s incredibly extensive and provides a lot of cultural and historical background.”
JESSE SHEIDLOWER, Editor at Large of the Oxford English Dictionary (North America), Food and Wine Magazine