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 Food and Foodways of Medieval Cairenes: Aspects of Life in an Islamic Metropolis of the Eastern Mediterranean

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xxii)   (457K)
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    • Contents
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Maps
  • Introductory Essay Medieval Cairo And Its Inhabitants (1-22)   (141K)
  • Survey Of The Sources For The Study Of The Medieval Cairene Food Culture (23-64)   (203K)
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    • 1. Cookery Books
    • 2. Ḥisba Manuals
    • 3. Chronicles And Annalistic Sources
    • 4. Travelers’ Accounts
    • 5. Dietary And Medical Treatises
    • 6. Works Of Fiction And Adab
    • 7. What The “Delectable War” Is Really About:Re-Reading The Curious Tale Of The Mamluk Era
  • The Cairene Menu: Genesis (65-132)   (300K)
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    • 1. Sources Of Culinary Inspiration
    • 2. High And Low Cooking: Exchange And Diffusion
    • 3. Street Food Business
    • 4. The Cairene Cook
    • 5. Customers
  • The Cairene Menu: Ingredients, Products And Preparations (133-348)   (888K)
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    • 1. Cereals
    • 2. Meat
    • 3. Fowls And Eggs
    • 4. Fish
    • 5. Dairy Products
    • 6. Vegetables And Legumes
    • 7. Fruit
    • 8. Nuts And Seeds
    • 9. Flavorings And Other Food Additives
  • The Place To Eat (349-386)   (185K)
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    • 1. Public Consumption
    • 2. The Dining-Room
  • Sharing The Table (387-454)   (302K)
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    • 1. Note On The Arabic-Islamic Medieval Texts Related To The Etiquette Of Eating
    • 2. Routine Eating Practices
  • Non-Alcoholic Beverages (455-482)   (161K)
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    • 1. Water
    • 2. Ashriba: Syrupy “Drinks”
    • 3. Fuqqā and Aqsimā : Quasi-Alcoholic Drinks
  • Alcohol And Its Consumption In Medieval Cairo (483-550)   (303K)
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    • 1. Drinks Of The Mamluks
    • 2. Beers Of Egyptians
    • 3. Wine In Egypt
    • 4. Time And Place For Wine Drinking
    • 5. Prohibition
  • Bibliography (551-580)   (197K)
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    • Primary Arabic Sources: Texts And Translations
    • Non-Arabic Primary Sources: Texts And Translations
    • Secondary Literature
    • Dictionaries And Reference Works
  • General Index (581-616)   (174K)
  • Index Of Arabic Terms (617-626)   (97K)