[Sca-cooks] Food and Foodways of Medieval Cairenes: was really interesting, any scholar here in the Arab period?

[Sayyeda al-Kaslaania]

Thank you for the mini-review!

Sayyeda al-Kaslaania

On 3/5/2012 7:05 AM, Johnna Holloway wrote:
>> Food and Foodways of Medieval Cairenes: Aspects of Life in an Islamic 
>> Metropolis of the Eastern Mediterranean.
> The book finally arrived at the library and I have seen the copy. At 
> first glance, it looks very good, perhaps even a model for
> a work that describes the historical foods and foodways of a specific 
> place. Comprehensive bibliography.
> It is not a cookbook, so don't loan it in expecting hundreds of recipes.
> Best price seems to be $221 USD, so yes it's very expensive.
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> Johnnae
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