Arab fairy tale feasts : a literary cookbook / tales by Karim Alrawi; recipes by Sobhi al-Zobaidi & Tamam Qanembou-Zobaidi and Karim Alrawi; illustrations by Nahid Kazemi.
Publisher:
Crocodile BooksUSA, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc.,
The meal and the conversation, introduction -- Juicy apricots -- The lion repents -- The story and the chickpeas -- A pot of coins -- Fish soup in Gaza -- Abu Nawas tells a tale -- Why chicken and ostrich cannot fly -- The last supper -- Student of the marshlands -- The brickmaker's hoard -- The sultan and his wazir -- The kindly old man -- The genie in the sack -- The dream garden -- In happiness and health, afterword.
Summary:
"Award-winning writer and master storyteller Karim Alrawi draws on his deep knowledge of Arab culture in creating these enchanting tales that are a feast for young imaginations. These stories take readers of every age on a delightful literary, cultural and culinary odyssey. A profusion of unforgettable characters--fishermen and date merchants, child cooks and squabbling animals, beggars and thieves, genies and ghouls, sultans and princesses--appears in the stories presented here. each tale features some aspect of food, feasting or cooking, and is followed by a recipe for a classic Arab dish. Alrawi also provides a wealth of scholarly anecdotes, illuminating many aspects of Arab culture and culinary history. Nahib Kazemi's luminous illustrations capture the magic of each tale"--Inside jacket.
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