Dining in what some people consider "The Holy Land" has some very amusing sides - for example, how Napoleon's upset stomach kept him from conquering the land; how General Allenby managed to get a plum pudding when he arrived in Jerusalem; and Mark Twain's reactions to the "odd dining habits of the natives" when he visited a century ago.

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Culinary Curmudgeons	Apples and Fornication Dining with the Romans at Massada
Mark Twain in the Holy Land	The Gastronome in Hell
Napoleon at Acre	Eunuchs and Elephants The Odd History of Honey
Crusaders in the Holy Land	Dining on the Hot Days
The Gastronome in Hell - Part 2	Unlikely Culinary Heroes
Battleground in the Kitchen	Manna for Breakfast
The Emperor's Favorite

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