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Historically, hummus could contain lots of spices.

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Medieval Chefs Would Have Liked Dessert Hummus

Recipes in Arabic cookbooks included everything from rose hips to cinnamon.

By Tom Verde
These pages of Fiḍālat al-Khiwān describe recipes for meatballs, hare, and rabbit.

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How a Librarian and a Food Historian Rediscovered the Recipes of Moorish Spain

A new cookbook is a translation of a rare, 13th-century volume.

By Tom Verde
El Potrero Trading Post sells chimayó chile powder.

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The Prized Pepper That Comes From a Single New Mexican Town

But can it be grown anywhere else?

By Tom Verde

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