Iberian Cuisine

Recipes and documentation, with discussion about what worked well.

A translatio n of Um tratado da cozinha portuguesa do século XV Visit Website

The multi-fait h society of medieval Iberia, where Muslims, Christians and Jews co-existed under changing religious political rule, provides a novel setting for the study of diet. This thesis employs carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis to explore variabilit y in diet and resource exploitati on between faiths, localities and through time under Muslim and later Christian rule and places the isotopic data in the context of other historical and archaeolog ical evidence.

A 15th century manual on the making of sweets.

An article on medieval cookbooks written in Catalan.

A transcription of Rupert de Nola's cookbook, from an edition published in 1520.

A transcription of a 16th century Spanish work, including recipes for a few dishes, several cosmetics, and many remedies.

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A form allowing the user to search indices of several period cookbooks.

Spanish and Jewish Studies Professor Ana Gómez-Brav o shares favorite recipes for dishes eaten by the Sephardic community of 15th-centu ry Spain. Learn how to make these dishes yourself and delve into the history behind the food in The Converso Cookbook.