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Daniel Newman, the author, has lived in Tunisia, Egypt and Qatar.
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'The Sultan's Feast' is the English translation of a 15th-century Egyptian cookbook by Ibn Mubarak Shah. Photos: Daniel Newman
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Readers will find a recipe for a multi-fruit stew in the book.
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Qahiriyya from 'The Sultan's Feast'.
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Sugary biscuits.
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Sugar-dried rose petal murabba is similar to Indian gulkand.
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Daniel Newman, the author, has lived in Tunisia, Egypt and Qatar.
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'The Sultan's Feast' is the English translation of a 15th-century Egyptian cookbook by Ibn Mubarak Shah. Photos: Daniel Newman
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ET7VWUETFVCALJIZQALGXR5G64.jpg?smart=true&auth=dac090a118be43713b2ec426f402729e87b8c648ca8b654dd261835338394d67&width=400&height=225)
Readers will find a recipe for a multi-fruit stew in the book.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/TLNATUW3IVHBRFKGVHLJFVPQVI.jpg?smart=true&auth=8e8eb65a8f778e19914b3125a7501e7d5ac5bc93ef703070a36c27393ec9388b&width=400&height=225)
Qahiriyya from 'The Sultan's Feast'.
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Sugary biscuits.
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Sugar-dried rose petal murabba is similar to Indian gulkand.
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Daniel Newman, the author, has lived in Tunisia, Egypt and Qatar.
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