Kitab al-Wuslah ila l-habib

Kitab al-Wuslah ila l-habib (Scents and Flavors for the One Who Prefers Them) is a Syrian cookbook from the 13th century. It contains 635 recipes and was authored or compiled by an anonymous author who, in some cases, is identified as the historian Ibn al-Adim from Aleppo.[1] The book provides a picture of what people ate in the Middle East over 700 years ago and is one of the earliest known examples of cookbooks.

One of the first known recipes for hummus is in the book.[2]

The book must have been a popular source of recipes, judging by the number of existing copies. It was translated into English by Charles Perry in 2017.[3]

References

  1. ^ Habboush, Mahmoud. "Medieval Arabic Culinary Literature Offers Lessons for the Present". New Lines magazine. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Recipes from 13th-Century Syria". Library of Arabic Literature. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  3. ^ Tresilian, David. "Reviving mediaeval cooking". ahramonline. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
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