tabkh
Tabkh is a term used in Persian and Arabic to denote the act and craft of cooking. In Persian, طبخ is a formal or literary word for cooking, food preparation, or the culinary arts. In everyday Persian, ashpazi (آشپزی) is more common for “cooking,” while tabkh tends to appear in dictionaries, literary contexts, or traditional discussions of cuisine, including phrases such as fann al-tabkh meaning the art of cooking. In Arabic, tabkh (طبخ) likewise refers to cooking and is found in grammar, literature, and culinary writing, with the expression fann al-tabkh (فن الطبخ) meaning the art of cooking.
Historically, tabkh has been central to Middle Eastern and Persianate culinary traditions. Medieval cookbooks commonly used
In modern usage, tabkh appears in academic or historical discussions of cuisine and in traditional cookery