Burgal

I can’t remember what this dish is called, but it’s burgal with onion, chilli, pine nuts, turmeric, and cinnamon. After dinner, a couple of hours reading “Rome, Syria, Parthians and Persians”; chapter two of Kevin Butcher’s Roman Syria and the Near East. So far, it’s been discussing Parthian politics and culture, and the early Roman relations, which seems to have consisted of diplomacy peppered with occasional battles. It’s a nice read; tight, smooth writing which evokes the imagination with ease. And then more West Wing on DVD.