Let's travel around the North African/Middle Eastern Region!

[Elmotoo]

it will be up & running tonight or tomorrow afternoon.

[Elmotoo]

Egypt is up & running! Invite all your friends! Bahrain is still active until Tuesday 5/1..... get those recipes tagged & made!

WELCOME TO EGYPT!

Happy cooking!!

xo Bethie

[Andi of Longmeadow Farm]

Excuse the farmer... but if I want to join in, (cause I'm getting stuffed with all the farm cooking) what do I do to play here? Find an Egyptian recipe and make it? I love Egypt!

[Mia in Germany]

Andi of Longmeadow Farm wrote:
Excuse the farmer... but if I want to join in, (cause I'm getting stuffed with all the farm cooking) what do I do to play here? Find an Egyptian recipe and make it? I love Egypt!

I think you have to go here:

http://www.food.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?p=5665339#5665339

and then tag from the cookbook.

[Elmotoo]

Mia in Germany wrote:

Andi of Longmeadow Farm wrote:
Excuse the farmer... but if I want to join in, (cause I'm getting stuffed with all the farm cooking) what do I do to play here? Find an Egyptian recipe and make it? I love Egypt!

I think you have to go here:

http://www.food.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?p=5665339#5665339

and then tag from the cookbook.

yes, go there but you can tag any recipe from the site. the cookbook is just a starting point. plus feel free to post any snippets about life, history, customs, photos, etc. in Egypt. Welcome!
xo Bethie

[Elmotoo]

WELCOME TO IRAN/PERSIA!



This month, June 2012, the North Africa/Middle East (NA/ME) Forum is visiting Iran aka Persia (mostly) through it's food. Feel free to tag recipes, post information or questions about the country. Photos are also very welcome. To start us off, I am posting a bit of basic info, history and some unreviewed recipes plus some photos...

Happy travels...

xo Bethie

cookbook ~ IRAN/PERSIA 6/2012

[Mia in Germany]

Count me in - I'll dive into the cookbook as soon as my computers are sorted out...
DH's ex-wife is from Persia and taught him Persian cooking. First thing he did when we met - making me a helpless Persian food addict

[Elmotoo]

Mia in Germany wrote:
Count me in - I'll dive into the cookbook as soon as my computers are sorted out...
DH's ex-wife is from Persia and taught him Persian cooking. First thing he did when we met - making me a helpless Persian food addict

[Elmotoo]

The Persian thread is up & running: Visiting Iran(Persia) in June 2012!

xo Bethie

[Elmotoo]

IRAQ is live!!

WELCOME TO IRAQ! July 2012

Invite all your friends!! Enjoy!

Beth

[Elmotoo]

Getting ready to go to Jordan! I only found *1* recipe from that country on this site!

[Elmotoo]

The thread is UP & RUNNING!!!

Elmotoo wrote:
Come join us in the NA/ME Forum in August as we visit the countries of & sample the cuisines of Jordan & Kuwait!

Let's go to Jordan & Kuwait this August 2012!

[Elmotoo]

If It's September This Must Be Lebanon!

[Elmotoo]

Off to LIBYA for October 2012!




.........................................NA/ME goes to LIBYA!





Libya is an Arab country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. It's the 17th largest nation in the world by size.

In 2009 Libya had the highest HDI in Africa and the fourth highest GDP (PPP) per capita in Africa, behind Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world and the 17th-highest petroleum production.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the Sahara Desert, which now covers roughly 90% of Libya, was lush with green vegetation. It was home to lakes, forests, diverse wildlife and a temperate Mediterranean climate. Archaeological evidence indicates that the coastal plain of Ancient Libya was inhabited by Neolithic peoples from as early as 8000 BC. These peoples were perhaps drawn by the climate, which enabled their culture to grow; the Ancient Libyans were skilled in the domestication of cattle and the cultivation of crops.

The Libyan Desert, which covers much of Libya, is one of the most arid places on earth. In places, decades may pass without rain, and even in the highlands rainfall seldom happens, once every 5–10 years. At Uweinat, as of 2006 the last recorded rainfall was in September 1998!

Likewise, the temperature in the Libyan desert can be extreme; on 13 September 1922 the town of 'Aziziya, which is located southwest of Tripoli, recorded an air temperature of 57.8 °C (136.0 °F), considered to be a world record. In September 2012, however, the world record figure of 57.8°C was overturned by the World Meteorological Organization.

Libyan cuisine is generally simple, and is very similar to Sahara cuisine. In many undeveloped areas and small towns, restaurants may be nonexistent, and food stores may be the only source to obtain food products. Some common Libyan foods include couscous, bazeen, which is a type of unsweetened cake, and shurba, which is soup. Libyan restaurants may serve international cuisine, or may serve simpler fare such as lamb, chicken, vegetable stew, potatoes and macaroni. Alcohol consumption is illegal in the entire country.

There are four main ingredients of traditional Libyan food: olives (and olive oil), palm dates, grains and milk. Grains are roasted, ground, sieved and used for making bread, cakes, soups and bazeen. Dates are harvested, dried and can be eaten as they are, made into syrup or slightly fried and eaten with bsisa and milk. After eating, Libyans often drink black tea. This is normally repeated a second time (for the second glass of tea), and in the third round the tea is served with roasted peanuts or roasted almonds (mixed with the tea in the same glass).

LIBYA 10/2012 #577311

(Thank you Wikipedia & Google images)

NA/ME goes to LIBYA!

[Elmotoo]

Who wants to join me in Morocco???


Time to pack your bags & go to MOROCCO!