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Impressions of China - Chinese culinary art described by Ibn Battûta

  • Journal: LiCArC - Littérature et culture arabes contemporaines
    2020, Hors-série n° 2    . Odeurs, saveurs et couleurs du Sud au Nord de la Méditerranée
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  • Abstract: This article focuses on the references to Chinese culinary art described by Ibn Battuta in his rihla. In light of knowledge about Chinese civilization, this study identifies and analyzes what the maghrébin traveler says about Chinese customs and food uses, foods grown and cooked in China—particularly fruit and grains—, as well as the utensils and containers used in Chinese cuisine.
  • Number of pages: 211
  • ISBN: 978-2-406-10385-1
  • ISSN: 2426-8852
  • DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-10385-1.p.0159
  • Publisher: Classiques Garnier
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  • Keyword: Ibn Battuta, culinary art, China, Yuan, Mongols, food history, porcelain.
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