- Paperback: 664 pages
- Publisher: Authorhouse (February 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 140334793X
- ISBN-13: 978-1403347930
- Product Dimensions: 28.3 x 21.1 x 3.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#357,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #57 in Books > History > Ancient > Assyria, Babylonia & Sumer
- #75 in Books > Cooking, Food & Wine > Regional & International > Middle Eastern
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The most 5-star deserving cookbook I've ever seen,
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This review is from: Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and a History of the Iraqi Cuisine (Paperback)
My initial impressions were good. This is a large, weighty cookbook. It has a lot of information in it, and lots of recipes. I especially like all the background information on the ancient cooking techniques. I have a great many cookbooks from the Middle East, and almost all of them have a section on Iraqi food, but never before have I seen such depth and completeness.Possibly the most important thing in a Middle Eastern cookbook is its recipe for Baklawa. In this fine cookbook, the section on Bawlawa stretches from page 465 through page 477, and the pages are large (8"x11")! The author is an academic, so there are references, and the bibliography in the back looks like a great place to further any Mesopotamian food intrests. On the downside, many of the images inside are rather poor resolution, and in one case an image overlays some text, but don't let that bother you. This is agreat book, and well worth the price.
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A Treasure,
By Bea Lindberg (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and a History of the Iraqi Cuisine (Paperback)
Nawal Nasrallah has given us all a gift in writing this book. It is a treasure of the first rank. In the midst of all the war and destruction we are witnessing in Iraq, this book has been a wonderful palliative. She reviews the fascinating series of civilizations that have left roots in Iraq including recipes, some of which she has revised for the book. Among the recipes she has embroidered folk tales, jokes, and intriguing historical notes. I read right through the book as soon as I received it. For the last couple of months, I have been cooking almost nothing else but these recipes, and each one is a new and (for me, jaded palate that I am) freshly seductive experience. Please don't neglect to make her spice mixture, Baharat, which perfumes my whole cupboard and is a revelation.What a shame that Nawal Nasrallah was forced to self-publish, but what wonderful good fortune for all of us that she was not discouraged by publishers' rejections. The time and dedication she put into the work without a guaranteed outcome is amazing. You'll love it.
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Newsweek reviews this cookbook,
By A Customer
This review is from: Delights from the Garden of Eden: A Cookbook and a History of the Iraqi Cuisine (Paperback)
Newsweek, May 5, 2003:"Now we know the taste of the cradle of civilization."
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