1962 Dhahran Cooking Classes Cookbook Saudi Arabia Aramco Oil Expat Al Khobar

by Women's Group of Dhahran

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ITEM SPECIFICATIONS Pattern: Vintage Wire Spiral-Bound Softcover Cookbook Brand: Women’s Group of Dhahran / Al-Mutawa Press (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) Type: Expat Community Cookbook & Primary Source Ephemera Style: 1960s Aramco Oil Compound / Middle Eastern Expat History Country of Origin: Saudi Arabia (Printed locally in Dammam) Age: 1962, 1960s Era (Compiles 1960-1961-1962 Classes; Complete to p. 146) NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION & HISTORY An extraordinary, primary-source cultural document from the post-war oil boom in Saudi Arabia, Recipes from the Dhahran Cooking Classes (1960-1961-1962) was compiled by the Women's Group of Dhahran and printed locally in Dammam by Al-Mutawa Press. Servicing the administrative headquarters of Aramco (Arabian American Oil Company), Dhahran was a gated desert enclave for American petroleum engineers, geologists, and executives. Published by "The Canterbury Group" to raise funds for Arab refugee relief, this complete 146-page volume provides an intimate window into expat life. The book includes unique local entertaining guides—such as hosting a desert "Shish Kebab Party" or a "Suggested Curry Lunch" featuring ingredients sourced directly from the historic Bombay Store in Al-Khobar. Combining American home cooking with Persian Gulf seafood, Arabian oasis fruits, and regional Middle Eastern spices, this volume (illustrated by Abby Tedsen) is a premier collectible crossing Aramco oil history, Saudi Arabian ephemera, and international culinary history. Rari

• Publisher: printed locally in Dammam by Al-Mutawa Press
• Year: 1962

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