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  • And the fried dough balls called luqum al-qadi resemble donut holes.

    In Brief: Gastronomy 2011

  • Medieval Arabs may have been the first to deep-fry blobs of yeast dough, the earliest record appearing in the 1226 cookbook Kitab al Tabikh by Muhammad al-Baghdadi as luqmat al-qadi (mouthful of the judge).

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

  • Medieval Arabs may have been the first to deep-fry blobs of yeast dough, the earliest record appearing in the 1226 cookbook Kitab al Tabikh by Muhammad al-Baghdadi as luqmat al-qadi (mouthful of the judge).

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

  • He points out that a sign on the local mayor’s office, “Alcalde” comes directly from Arabic—al-qadi—and is a term of respect.

    Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

  • He points out that a sign on the local mayor’s office, “Alcalde” comes directly from Arabic—al-qadi—and is a term of respect.

    Gringos in Paradise Barry Golson 2006

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