{"product_id":"sephardi-cooking-the-history-recipes-of-the-jews-of-spain-and-the-diaspora-from-the-13th-century-to-today-hardcover","title":"Sephardi: Cooking the History. Recipes of the Jews of Spain and the Diaspora, from the 13th Century to Today - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHélène Jawhara Piñer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2021 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards Prize for Best Jewish Cuisine Book \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this extraordinary cookbook, chef and scholar Hélène Jawhara-Piñer combines rich culinary history and Jewish heritage to serve up over fifty culturally significant recipes. Steeped in the history of the Sephardic Jews (Jews of Spain) and their diaspora, these recipes are expertly collected from such diverse sources as medieval cookbooks, Inquisition trials, medical treatises, poems, and literature. Original sources ranging from the thirteenth century onwards and written in Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Occitan, Italian, and Hebrew, are here presented in English translation, bearing witness to the culinary diversity of the Sephardim, who brought their cuisine with them and kept it alive wherever they went. Jawhara-Piñer provides enlightening commentary for each recipe, revealing underlying societal issues from anti-Semitism to social order. In addition, the author provides several of her own recipes inspired by her research and academic studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach creation and bite of the dishes herein are guaranteed to transport the reader to the most deeply moving and intriguing aspects of Jewish history. Jawhara-Piñer reminds us that eating is a way to commemorate the past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHélène Jawhara Piñer \u003c\/strong\u003eholds a doctoral degree in Medieval History and the History of Food. In 2018, she was awarded the Broome \u0026amp; Allen Fellowship of the American Sephardi Federation (asf), dedicated to recognizing outstanding academic accomplishments and services to the Sephardic community, as well as encouraging continued excellence in the field of Sephardi studies. As a research associate of the Centre for Advanced Studies in the Renaissance(CESR) and of the Cooking of Recipes of the Middle Ages (CoReMa) research program in Tours, Dr. Jawhara-Piñer's main research interest is the medieval culinary history of Spain through inter- and multiculturalism, with a special focus on the Jewish culinary heritage in Arabic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer recipes have appeared in \u003cem\u003eSephardi World Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTablet Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/em\u003e, and S\u0026amp;P Central's Newsletter. She attended The Great Big Jewish Food Fest (May 2020) as a presenter for an historical-cooking demonstration. With the collaboration of the ASF, she gives live historical cooking classes for the show \"Sephardic Culinary History with Chef Hélène Jawhara Piñer,\" available on Chaiflix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 10.94 x 8.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768388550944,"sku":"9781644695319","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/89517bb1cc74dcfe694eb07c14c8d0f9.webp?v=1780328455","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sephardi-cooking-the-history-recipes-of-the-jews-of-spain-and-the-diaspora-from-the-13th-century-to-today-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}