JAKARTA – Miscellaneous cuisine developed during the reign of Islam. The race gave birth to cook new types of cuisine. Then, written in the form of a set of works, and became the heritage of Islamic civilization. No less with scientific tradition, culinary tradition was to find its space in the middle of the Muslims.
Baghdad is the center of culinary tradition. This is of course which not separated from his position as the capital of the Caliphate. This is the great city a destination of immigrants, scientists, and merchants from various countries. They also carry a variety of recipes and cooking ingredients from their respective places of origin.
Several factors can support the rapid growth of the tradition. According to Philip K. Hitti in History of the Arabs, one factor is the high taste of the nobility of the food. To comply, chefs must be able to create with a variety of food.
The birth of the agricultural revolution in the Islamic world participated influential. Farmers and Muslim scientists successfully developed a wide range of crops, vegetables and fruits that were previously never even known. Furthermore, plant species that spread Islam throughout the region, like Egypt, Syria, North Africa, Spain, and Iran.
Another thing is the guidance of religion to maintain a healthy body. In his hadith, Prophet Muhammad gave guidance for a Muslim to eat nutritious foods and kosher. Not surprisingly, in each dish, and recipes that are prepared, not only emphasizes the delicious aroma, but also meets the health criteria.
Food ingredients can’t be made arbitrarily. Previously, it’s a kind of going through the research dietician. Choice of food ingredients and cooking really guarded quality and nutritional content. And finally, this culinary place makes inevitably involve experts from different disciplines.
Books about foods and recipes written by experts in this field which describe it clearly. The holy book of al-Tabikh Sayyar written by Ibn al-Warraq of Baghdad in the 10th century, culinary associated with science. It is said, the chefs have been aware of the function of food for health and body.