[wordup] Delights From The Garden Of Eden, an Iraqi Cookbook

[Adam Shand]

Hmm, looks yummy ...

From: http://www.iraqicookbook.com/

A Cookbook and a History of the Iraqi Cuisine

This  new Iraqi cookbook contains more than four hundred recipes 
covering  all food categories. There is ample choice for both 
vegetarian  and meat lovers, and many that will satisfy a sweet tooth. 
All  recipes have been tested and are easy to follow.

Introducing  the recipes are thoroughly researched historical and 
cultural narratives that trace the development of the Iraqi cuisine  
from the times of the Sumerians,  Babylonians and Assyrians, through 
the medieval era, and  leading to its interaction with Mediterranean 
and world cuisine.

Of  particular interest are the book's numerous folkloric stories, 
anecdotes, songs, cultural explications of customs, and excerpts from 
narratives  written by foreign visitors to the region. Arabic 
calligraphy, and  photos, paintings and sketches add to the pictorial 
appeal of the book.

Apology:  Considering  the hardships that Iraq and the Iraqi people 
have been going  through since 1990, some might think this was not the 
right time  to write about food. But as a wife, a mother, a woman, and 
a  human being, I find in food and in memories of food my refuge,  my 
comfort and consolation when things are not looking good,  as they say 
here.