Culinary Splendors of Medieval Baghdad

Take a journey back to the time of the Abbasid Caliphate, the Islamic Golden Age, during the rule of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, most famously known as the prince from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights. These are the days of Aladdin and his lamp, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and the seven voyages of Sinbad. This period was also the height of the Islamic Empire; when scholars from around the world came together at the House of Wisdom in Baghdad and the caliph’s rule stretched from the borders of India, through the Middle East to North Africa and Spain.

first

Madfunah Buraniyah

Eggplant, lamb, mint, pomegranate

second

Fahkitiyya

Lamb meatballs, yogurt, sumac, saffron rice

third

Judhaab
chicken, apricot, flatbread, murri

fourth

Samak Mashwi & Sebagh
sea bass, walnuts, sesame, honeyed carrots
 

fifth

Baghdadi Sweets
barad – fried Hail

al-qahiriyah al-khass – distinguished almond rings

qashtah mae kunafak – rosewater custard

sixth

Mahia

fig liqueur