[Sca-cooks] Serving stuff over rice

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

This article says that its culture was greatly expanded under the caliphs,  
but that it remained a luxury everywhere except in lower Babylonia, where 
it was  the basis for many popular dishes:
 
 
http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/ahess_0395-2649_1968_
num_23_5_421986 (1018)
 
 
Jim  Chevallier

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In a message dated 10/23/2013 8:16:29 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
johnnae at mac.com writes:

Over  rice is a common phrase today, but in actuality rice would have been  
expensive, unless one is living in the rice growing areas. Adamson mentions 
it  was a luxury foodstuff in the 13th century, but by the 15th century was 
being  traded cross Europe and most often used as rice flour.  


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