How Long to Read Scheherazade's Feasts

How Long Does it Take to Read Scheherazade's Feasts?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 55 minutes to read Scheherazade's Feasts by Habeeb Salloum

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The author of the thirteenth-century Arabic cookbook Kitāb al-?abīkh proposed that food was among the foremost pleasures in life. Scheherazade's Feasts invites adventurous cooks to test this hypothesis. From the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, the influence and power of the medieval Islamic world stretched from the Middle East to the Iberian Peninsula, and this Golden Age gave rise to great innovation in gastronomy no less than in science, philosophy, and literature. The medieval Arab culinary empire was vast and varied: with trade and conquest came luxury, abundance, new ingredients, and new ideas. The emergence of a luxurious cuisine in this period inspired an extensive body of literature: poets penned lyrics to the beauty of asparagus or the aroma of crushed almonds; nobles documented the dining customs obliged by etiquette and opulence; manuals prescribed meal plans to deepen the pleasure of eating and curtail digestive distress. Drawn from this wealth of medieval Arabic writing, Scheherazade's Feasts presents more than a hundred recipes for the beverages, foods, and sweets of a sophisticated and cosmopolitan empire. The recipes are translated from medieval sources and adapted for the modern cook, with replacements suggested for rare ingredients such as the first buds of the date tree or fat rendered from the tail of a sheep. With the guidance of prolific cookbook writer Habeeb Salloum and his daughters, historians Leila and Muna, these recipes are easy to follow and deliciously appealing. The dishes are framed with verse inspired by them, culinary tips, or tales of the caliphs and kings whose courts demanded their royal preparation. To contextualize these selections, a richly researched introduction details the foodscape of the medieval Islamic world.

How long is Scheherazade's Feasts?

Scheherazade's Feasts by Habeeb Salloum is 233 pages long, and a total of 58,949 words.

This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Scheherazade's Feasts Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 22 minutes to read Scheherazade's Feasts aloud.

What Reading Level is Scheherazade's Feasts?

Scheherazade's Feasts is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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