Sweet Delights from a Thousand and One Nights: The Story of Traditional Arab Sweets

I have worked with a number of the recipes included in the book on my own, as i do a lot of medieval Middle Eastern cooking. It is always helpful to see how other experienced cooks approach the material. Their familiarity with the techniques involved was also helpful. And there are many recipes in this book that are from cookbooks that have not yet been translated into English, so it has allowed me to expand my repertoire.I don't agree with many of their substitutions for mastic or musk or some other unusual ingredients, since the ones they chose are so unrelated in flavor. But for cooks unfamiliar with this material, the Salloum family gives both the original medieval recipe translated into clear English and a modern version that can be cooked at home.I recommend this book to those both to those interested in modern Middle Eastern cuisine and to those cooking historical medieval Middle Eastern recipes.

A good review, but it omits many favorites.

We do a lot of middle eastern cooking and baking, and this gives us more connection to the history. Thank you.

Wide ranging and serious book. Good to know facts about the cuisine of Syria and Lebanon (mostly).