Sweet delights from a thousand and one nights : the story of traditional Arab sweets /
Habeeb Salloum, Muna Salloum, Leila Salloum Elias.
- xviii, 254 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
Basic recipes -- Pastries -- Cookies -- Cakes and pies -- Candies -- Puddings and other sweet delights.
"Bringing together tenth- to fourteenth-century Arabic texts, the authors retrace the history of these sweet dishes, reviving the original recipes and following their development and influence over the centuries into non-Arabic speaking lands. Honey, dates, figs and pomegranates are just a few ingredients featured in this exquisite selection of mouth-watering desserts which have been modernized for cooks to try at home, all woven together with medieval poems and stories"--Publisher's website.