Includes bibliographical references and index.

Combining culinary history with over one hundred sumptuous
recipes inspired by the teachings of Sufism, Sufi cuisine
takes the reader on a sensuous journey of earthly and
spiritual delights. As Nevin Halici explains in her
introduction, the eating and preparation of food is at the
heart of Sufi religious practices and beliefs, and the
truly inspiring array of dishes - from preserved rose
petals and snow helva, to baklava prepared with water in
which oak ashes have been soaked overnight - illustrates
this beautifully. Full of charming anecdotes, poetry from
the great Sufi mystic, Mevlana, and delightful recipes.