Middle Eastern Food and Food Culture

Recipes from the tenth to the fourteenth centuries

Food and food culture in the Middle East during the Middle Ages were influenced by a variety of factors. The choices and availability of foodstuffs differs from Europe, and changes throughout the time period.

Spices and ingredients in the Middle Ages

Image: Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. Ms. Arabe 5847, fol. 47v. Detail. Diners at a banquet. 13th century.