Culinary Cultures of the Middle East

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9781860640353 | 1860640354
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 12/1/1993

Rent

(Recommended)

$15.41

Term

Due

Price

Semester

Dec 13

$16.22

Quarter

Aug 16

$15.41

Short Term

Jul 3

$14.61

*This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.
Buy New

Usually Ships in 3-5 Business Days

$22.17

Covering an immense geographical area, from Central Asia to Morocco, this book explores a wide range of topics. Included in the book are discussions of food production, the role of food in contemporary national cultures, medieval culinary traditions and changes in eating habits.

Please wait while the item is added to your bag...

Preface
Note on Transliteration
Notes on Contributors
Introduction	p. 1
Food Production in the Middle East	p. 19
National, Communal and Global Dimensions in Middle Eastern Food Cultures	p. 33
From the Caucasus to the Roof of the World: a culinary adventure	p. 49
Social Reality and Culinary Fiction: the perspective of cookbooks from Iran and Central Asia	p. 63
The Meyhane or McDonald's? Changes in eating habits and the evolution of fast food in Istanbul	p. 73
The Taste for Layered Bread among the Nomadic Turks and the Central Asian Origins of Baklava	p. 87
Rice in the Culinary Cultures of the Middle East	p. 93
Al-Kishk: the past and present of a complex culinary practice	p. 105
The Revival of Traditional Cooking in Modern Arabic Cookbooks	p. 143
Jewish Food in the Middle East	p. 153
Food and Gender in a Yemeni Community	p. 159
You Are What You Cook: cuisine and class in Mecca	p. 173
Eating Habits and Cultural Boundaries in Northern Iran	p. 185
Beyond Taste: the complements of colour and smell in the medieval Arab culinary tradition	p. 205
Blood, Wine and Water: social and symbolic aspects of drinks and drinking in the Islamic Middle East	p. 215
Of Leaven Foods: Ramadan in Morocco	p. 233
Food as a Semiotic Code in Arabic Literature	p. 257
Bibliography	p. 281
Index	p. 295
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Culinary Cultures of the Middle East

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials