[Sca-cooks] Sekanjabin Origins

[David Friedman]

>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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