[Sca-cooks] ME/Islamic feasts

[Stefan li Rous]

<<< On a related topic, is there any feeling as to whether dishes should come
out in several courses, or all be brought out at once? I get the feeling
from some of the accompanying prose and poetry in al-Warraq that all at
once (maybe with some of the bazmaward "sandwiches" as a taster a little
before the rest), with sweeter things to follow, is acceptable for the
period.

 Le meas,
 Aodh >>>

I believe that the style of Middle Eastern feast serving may have changed over time.

This Florilegium file might be of use:
ME-feasts-msg (37K) 5/30/10 Middle Eastern feasts. sitting, serving.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FEASTS/ME-feasts-msg.html

Here are also some reports on how other Middle Eastern/Islamic feasts have been done in the SCA:
Al-Halfla-art (18K) 2/15/09 Al Halfla 2009 event day boards by Lady Adelisa di Salerno (was Gianotta).
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FEAST-REVIEWS/Al-Halfla-art.html

Andalusan-Fst-msg (8K) 10/26/02 An Andalusian summer banquet by Giles de Laval.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FEAST-REVIEWS/Andalusan-Fst-msg.html

Islamic-Feast-art (20K) 5/27/99 "An Islamic Feast in a Barbarian Court” by al-Sayyid A'aql ibn Rashid al-Zib.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FEAST-REVIEWS/Islamic-Feast-art.html

ME-Refrsh-Tbl-art (28K) 9/ 7/08 A Middle Eastern themed refreshment table by Urtatim at Mists Coronation. Recipes.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/FEAST-REVIEWS/ME-Refrsh-Tbl-art.html

Stefan
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