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I thought I'd get a few recipes to try but the result is a $200 academic book :(

zwaps 5y ago
I googled some of the recipes and found this blog http://eatlikeasultan.com/ http://eatlikeasultan.com/ in spite of the name, it seems to go for accuracy featuring historical information and a nice section on cookbooks and sources, including the one treated in the op.
- grenoire 5y ago
  Wow, incredible resource and a lot of delicious foods. Thanks for the tip!
specproc 5y ago
If you search for the author on well-known sites for the free downloading of copyrighted books, you'll find "The Annals of the Caliph's Kitchen", which I'm flicking through in PDF right now. It's a great read. There's the scholarly stuff at the front, but most of it appears to be recipes.
daoudc 5y ago
Claudia Roden's book of Middle Eastern Food is excellent and includes many medieval recipes.
- nanna 5y ago
  Also her amazing Book of Jewish Food, which has a strong emphasis on Sephardi and Mizrahi cookery.
xtiansimon 5y ago
What a great reason to visit your public library! in my local library system I found a copy of the +$555, five volume set of “Modernist cuisine : the art and science of cooking” by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet And AFAIK public municipal libraries also participate in inter-library loan programs which can borrow from across the US.
- mistrial9 5y ago
  I would never, ever, in any way, direct any of my money to Nathan Myhrvold or his circles; if my public library considered buying that book I would object. In fact, thanks for reminding me, I will write a few letters in case this is "a thing"
  - aerostable_slug 5y ago
    It's an excellent book, FWIW. I get not wanting to support him, but I think the overall gain from having the book available to any interested party trumps the minuscule impact one book sale has on Myhrvold or his businesses. I would encourage your library to buy a used copy if it's that important to you, because in that case no new revenue is generated for the authors.
    - mistrial9 5y ago
      ok thats FAIR

I googled some of the recipes and found this blog http://eatlikeasultan.com/ http://eatlikeasultan.com/ in spite of the name, it seems to go for accuracy featuring historical information and a nice section on cookbooks and sources, including the one treated in the op.

grenoire 5y ago
Wow, incredible resource and a lot of delicious foods. Thanks for the tip!

specproc 5y ago

If you search for the author on well-known sites for the free downloading of copyrighted books, you'll find "The Annals of the Caliph's Kitchen", which I'm flicking through in PDF right now. It's a great read. There's the scholarly stuff at the front, but most of it appears to be recipes.

daoudc 5y ago

Claudia Roden's book of Middle Eastern Food is excellent and includes many medieval recipes.

nanna 5y ago
Also her amazing Book of Jewish Food, which has a strong emphasis on Sephardi and Mizrahi cookery.

xtiansimon 5y ago

What a great reason to visit your public library! in my local library system I found a copy of the +$555, five volume set of “Modernist cuisine : the art and science of cooking” by Nathan Myhrvold with Chris Young and Maxime Bilet And AFAIK public municipal libraries also participate in inter-library loan programs which can borrow from across the US.

mistrial9 5y ago
I would never, ever, in any way, direct any of my money to Nathan Myhrvold or his circles; if my public library considered buying that book I would object. In fact, thanks for reminding me, I will write a few letters in case this is "a thing"
- aerostable_slug 5y ago
  It's an excellent book, FWIW. I get not wanting to support him, but I think the overall gain from having the book available to any interested party trumps the minuscule impact one book sale has on Myhrvold or his businesses. I would encourage your library to buy a used copy if it's that important to you, because in that case no new revenue is generated for the authors.
  - mistrial9 5y ago
    ok thats FAIR