Dates

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A Global History

By Nawal Nasrallah

Series: Edible

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Dates: A Global History by Nawal Nasrallah explores the significant role of dates in Middle Eastern culture and cuisine. Drawing on her upbringing in ancient Mesopotamia, the author delves into the fruit's history, its uses as both fresh and dried nourishment, and its cultural meanings, including reputed aphrodisiac qualities.
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Ideal for readers interested in food history, Middle Eastern culture, and culinary arts, especially those who appreciate memoir-style narratives and recipe collections.

Dates have an important role in their arid homeland of the Middle East, where they are a dietary staple. The fruit can be consumed fresh or dried, as a snack or a dessert, and are even thought to have aphrodisiac qualities. In Dates: A Global History

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Dates have an important role in their arid homeland of the Middle East, where they are a dietary staple. The fruit can be consumed fresh or dried, as a snack or a dessert, and is even thought to have aphrodisiac qualities.

In Dates: A Global History, Nawal Nasrallah draws on her experiences growing up in the lands of ancient Mesopotamia, where the date palm was first cultivated, to explore the history behind the fruit.

Series: Edible

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Chicago Tribune describes the book as 'salacious and exotic, colourful, powdered, sweet, greasy and globe-trotting,' praising its sharp, speedy style and unique illustrations. Etihad In-flight highlights it as an epic food memoir filled with history, culture, Arabic myths, and inviting recipes, making readers feel connected to Nasrallah's large family and ready to create a Middle Eastern date banquet.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781861897961

Publisher: Reaktion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 April 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Reaktion Books

Illustration: 66 illustrations, 60 in colour

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 197.0mm

Height: 120.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 136

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Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Nawal Nasrallah Non-Fiction Science & Nature Series: Edible

About the Author

Nawal Nasrallah is an independent researcher and food writer who resides in Salem, New Hampshire. She is a member of the Culinary Historians of Boston, and her recipes have featured in publications such as New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine and Food and Wine. Her cookbook Delights from the Garden of Eden (2003) is regarded as the definitive source on the cuisine of Iraq, and her English translation of the tenth-century Baghdadi cookbook Kitab al-Tabikh, Annals of the Caliphs’ Kitchens, was awarded ‘Best Translation in the World’ and ‘Best of the Best of the Past 12 Years’ at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2007.