Bygone Fish: Rediscovering the Red-Sea Parrotfish as a Delicacy of Byzantine Negev Cuisine

In the ancient world, the presence of exotic fish in locations distant from the sea would have signified their importance as luxury foods for social elites. Of special interest in this respect is the Red Sea parrotfish (scarus Sp.), which, while consumed regularly around the Red Sea basin, would hav...

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Authors: Gambash, Gil 1973- (Author) ; Bar-Oz, Guy 1967- (Author) ; Jeremias, Uri (Author) ; Lev, Efraim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press [2019]
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2019, Volume: 82, Issue: 4, Pages: 216-225
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Fish / Red Sea / Delicatessens / Negev / History 395-624
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
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