Food and foodways of medieval Cairenes : : aspects of life in an Islamic metropolis of the eastern Mediterranean / / by Paulina Lewicka.

• Author: Lewicka, Paulina B.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic History and Civilization 88.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (648 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This is a pioneering study which analyzes the food cultures of medieval Cairenes on the basis of a large corpus of historical texts in Arabic. Individual chapters discuss what, why, and how the inhabitants of medieval Cairo ate what they did, and in which ways food shaped their everyday lives. Given the complex nature of “food” and “foodways” as areas of research, the book covers such diverse subjects as the genesis of the culinary culture of Egypt’s capital and various practices related to food and eating. This monograph also considers several relevant social, political and economic circumstances in medieval Cairo, studying food culture in its broader context.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Introductory Essay: Medieval Cairo and Its Inhabitants / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Survey of the Sources for the Study of the Medieval Cairene Food Culture / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Chapter One The Cairene Menu: Genesis / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Chapter Two The Cairene Menu: Ingredients, Products, and Preparations / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Chapter Three The Place to Eat / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Chapter Four Sharing the Table / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Chapter Five Non-Alcoholic Beverages / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Chapter Six Alcohol and Its Consumption in Medieval Cairo / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Bibliography / Paulina B. Lewicka -- General Index / Paulina B. Lewicka -- Index of Arabic Terms / Paulina B. Lewicka.