[Sca-cooks] Habis

[Galefridus Peregrinus]

The reason for the variations on the name of this dish has to do with the appearance of the initial letter. In Arabic, the word khabis is spelled خبيص. The initial letter is خ (kha), which is similar in appearance to ج (geem, pronounced like a hard or soft g), or ح (Ha). Hence the three variant pronunciations (khabis, jabis, or habis).

-- Galefridus

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> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 16:38:10 -0400
> From: Susan Lord Williams <lordhunt at gmail.com>
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> In reference to previous mails about Anon Al-Andalus recipe No. 184 ?A Heavy Sweet,? I have since found that Manuela Marin?s Spanish translation of Fadalat has four recipes for this, which is ?habis? or ?jabis.?