In this sensuous journey of earthly and spiritual delights, Nevin Halici combines culinary history with over one hundred sumptuous recipes inspired by the teachings of Sufism, including preserved rose petals, snow halvah, and baklava prepared with water in which oak ashes have been soaked overnight.
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In this sensuous journey of earthly and spiritual delights, Nevin Halici combines culinary history with over one hundred sumptuous recipes inspired by the teachings of Sufism, including preserved rose petals, snow halvah, and baklava prepared with water in which oak ashes have been soaked overnight.
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"A rare treat."--Claudia Roden
"A true celebration of a beautiful community, and the rich culinary traditions that have helped to build it."--Kirkus Reviews
"A true celebration of a beautiful community, and the rich culinary traditions that have helped to build it."--Kirkus Reviews
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The eating and preparation of food is at the heart of Sufi religious practices and beliefs. In this fascinating book, Nevin Halici combines recipes inspired by the teachings of Sufism with the culinary history, origins, and rituals that make these dishes unique. With a foreword by renowned food writer Claudia Roden, Sufi Cuisine offers a truly inspiring array of dishes from a simple lentil soup and flatbread to exotic rose petal jam. Full of charming anecdotes, poetry from the great Sufi mystic, Rumi, and delightful recipes, Sufi Cuisine is a pleasure for the mind and the palate.
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eat a whole culture,
By LUCINDA "LUCINDA" (FRANCE) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sufi Cuisine (Paperback)
outstanding, excellent, superb.... this is a wonderland ... you get the recipes and you also get the context of whirling dervishes in the fifteenth century ... sort of knit yourself your very own serail ... out of this world ... an absolute marvel
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Mysticism in Poetry? You bet!, says Superchefblog,
By Murasilah Katibah (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sufi Cuisine (Paperback)
Can you imagine a cookbook whose every chapter starts with a poem by the greatest Sufi mystic poet Rumi -- and is actually about Food? Read more on Superchefblog at <a href="http://superchefbloggered.blogspot.com/2006/02/sufi-cuisine-nevin-halici.html" target="_blank">http://superchefbloggered.blogspot.com/2006/02/sufi-cuisine-nevin-halici.html</a>.
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