[Sca-cooks] Sekanjabin Origins
David Friedman
ddfr at daviddfriedman.com
Thu Nov 18 16:09:51 PST 2004
>Side note: A parenthetical remark in the Anon. Andalusian refers to
>some particular recipe (which had nothing to do with drink syrups)
>as "the sekanjabin of the kitchen". I never figured out why.
I think it's either because sekanjabin is supposed to be good for you
or because it was widely used. I think the Prophet compared one of
his wives to tharid, his favorite dish.
>Another side note: IIRC, just after the chapter of drink syrups is
>an equally-long chapter of "pastes" -- some sweetened, some not,
>most involving obscure herbs and spices, with medical commentary.
>Has anybody ever tried any of these?
I think we tried one or two once, a long time ago.
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