A book with 29 nights and Ramadan recipes
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- 05 Apr 2023
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Publication : New. The book “Les cooks du Ramadan” has just been published by Maison Ruby Editions. This work, whose launch coincides with the beginning of the holy month, has the particularity of telling 29 unpublished stories.
Each night, a story and… a recipe. Hence the name “The cooks of Ramadan” which, according to the publishing house, “is intended to be a spiritual and culinary journey around the world, a concentrate of culture, flavors and philosophy”. In detail, each of the 29 Ramadan nights has, according to the same source, "its dedicated tale, its moral and ends with a saying taken from the cultural heritage of the country where the story takes place". The stories are short and illustrated around the sacred month and its values, each accompanied by a recipe from the country told. And that's not all !
A family book
This book, light to read and pleasant to look at, is accessible to the majority of readers from the age of 10. “It can be leafed through alone or with the family, like in the good old days. Indeed, at the time of the reign without sharing screens, this book hopes to reconnect Moroccans – and its readers elsewhere in the world – with the tradition of storytelling”, continues Ruby Editions. Thus, each story of the work is a stopover in a country or in a community of Muslim culture, from the early days of Islam to modern times, from Medina to Fez, via Istanbul, London or Paris. “We discover customs specific to each of these countries, in Ramadan, as well as an emblematic dish. The kitchen is also part of the rituals that are passed down from generation to generation,
The authors' observation
At the end of their travels to the four corners of the world, the authors Mouna Izzdine, Fatéma Chahid and Intissar Nafzaoui of "The Cooks of Ramadan", designed and produced by Nissim Samuel Kakon, returned with "an obvious observation: if there is no such thing as an Islamic cuisine, there are dishes specific to that particular month in every Muslim community”. According to the same source, Ramadan cuisines have, in the same way as Islam, blended into the cultures of the countries that have adopted it, imbued with the colors and flavors of previous or contemporary civilizations of Islam. . “More than a simple assembly of ingredients, the cuisine of Ramadan is an exquisite witness to these human alchemies. A nocturnal cuisine, unpretentious or refined, but always convivial. Read More…
