The study of the Arab language and its translation has, since antiquity, generated huge interest in Spain given that carrying out such a study entails examining a culture with great importance to the history of Spain. Proof of this importance isthe diverse culinary legacy seen today, with the enticing al-Andalus gastronomy a cultural element, and one which is key to the union of Arab and Spanish culture. Therefore, the main aim of our paper is to carry out an initial analytical and reflexive study of the terminology of al-Andalus gastronomy, specifically that which features in Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq’s Cookbook.
Gastronomic terminology, food, al-Andalus, Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq, translation.