[Sca-cooks] Ibn Battuta: Mogadishu or Azov ?
emilio szabo
emilio_szabo at yahoo.it
Tue Oct 5 08:04:35 PDT 2010
>I'm rereading "The Adventures of Ibn Battula" by Ross E. Dunn and
>came across a description of a meal that might prove interesting.
>Ibn Battula was a Muslim traveler in the 14th century who is often
>referred to as "the Muslim Marco Polo". Dunn uses an account of his
>travels to recreate his itinerary. The meal, served in Mogadishu,
>is describes as follows:
> Yes but we are talking about a meal served in Azov a city up the River Don.
> Azov (Russian: ?????, pronounced [a'zof]) is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia,
> situated on the Don River just sixteen kilometers from the Sea of Azov.
Did I miss something? Mogadishu or Azov?
E
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