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Book: Delights from the Garden of Eden

Chapter: Fish

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.33888

Blurb:

In his comments on the Sumerian text ‘Home of the






























Fish’ in History Begins at Sumer, Samuel Kramer






























provides us with valuable information about fish.






























Around a hundred different types were mentioned in






























Sumerian texts, about thirty of which are tentatively






























identified.
























This chapter includes: Barbecued Fish;

Grilled Fish;














Pomegranate Raisin Sauce;














Baked Fish, Stuffed with Sumac Mixture;














Broiled/Grilled Fish with Yellow Rice and Raisin Sauce;














Fried Fish à la Harun al-Rasheed;














Browned Fish with Tahini/Sesame Paste Sauce;














Fish Baked in Tamarind Sauce;














Fish with Eggs;














Fish Baked in Pomegranate Sauce;














Fish Stew;














Fish Stew with Pomegranate Sauce;














Fish Curry;














Sweet and Sour Fish Simmered;














in Almond–Prune Sauce;














Shrimp with Rice;














Shrimp Curry

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