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Thursday, 19 February 2009

Sweet CouscousCouscous or kuskus as it is known in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt  is a Berber dish consisting of spherical granules made by rolling and shaping moistened semolina wheat and then coating them with finely ground wheat flour. The finished grains are about 1 mm in diameter before cooking. The Levantine variant, popular also in Israel, is about twice the diameter and made of hard wheat instead of semolina.

 
Carob (Locust bean) Kharroob PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 19 February 2009

Carob (Locust bean) KharroobCarob is the legume fruit of the Carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua. It is also known as Locust bean, kharoob, and in Arabic.

The fruit is consumed in Egypt as a snack, and used to make a refreshing cold drink popular in shops and street vendors.

 
Karkadeh ( Hibiscus ) PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 13 November 2008

HibiscusKarkadeh is made from the dried petals of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) , this tart bright red drink can be served either hot or cold. It is said to lower blood pressure

 
Sahlab PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 13 November 2008

SahlabSahlab is a popular drink in Egypt specially when weather is cold as it's a thick creamy white hot drink consists of Salep which is a white flour like powder obtained from the dried tubers of a wild orchid (Orchis mascula), Mucilage which gives the thick consistency to the final drink , Milk , Coconuts , Nuts and Sugar

 
Omm Ali PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 13 November 2008

Omm AliIn Arabic culture , men or women are traditionally called in association with the name of their eldest son or daughter
for a man; he's called "Father of ..." followed by the name of his eldest son or daughter and for a woman she's called "Mother of ..." followed by the name of her eldest son or daughter
and here, Omm Ali means "Mother of Ali" and it's a bread , milk , butter and honey pudding which has an unsavory history

 
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