by al-Baghdadi (Muhammad bin al-Hasan al-Baghdadi) – written for a Mosul ruler. Shorter (160 recipes) but more accessible, with recipes like judhaba (sweet meat-rice dish) and zirbaj (lamb with cumin).
: Completed just decades before the fall of Baghdad, this version was long the only one known to the Western world. It focuses on the "opulence" of Baghdad's elite, featuring 160 original recipes (later expanded by transcribers) divided into 10 chapters covering everything from sour dishes to sweets like halwa . kitab al-tabikh pdf
And somewhere in that PDF, a recipe for zirbaj still says: “And if you can’t find dried lemons, use vinegar — the ancients did.” use vinegar — the ancients did.”