WELCOME TO EGYPT!

[Cookgirl]

This has been made and enjoyed:

Dukka - Egyptian Spice Mix

Any other suggestions for using this spice mixture?

Before shot (before grinding the mixture)

[Elmotoo]

Cookgirl wrote:
This has been made and enjoyed:

Dukka - Egyptian Spice Mix

Any other suggestions for using this spice mixture?

i made this today & used some of it w/evoo to dunk bread in. i was wondering what else to do with it as well. will review tomorrow. my hands hurt.

[Cookgirl]

A wet or dry rub for chicken? Add it to a pot of rice?
Meatballs?


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[Mia in Germany]

Just wanted to tell that I have made all my tagged recipes now but will be maybe a little late with reviews. I have to install my new mac now and then go back to do all my pending reviews.
Sorry for being late, but my computer is an old man and has to retire

[Elmotoo]

Mia in Germany wrote:

Just wanted to tell that I have made all my tagged recipes now but will be maybe a little late with reviews. I have to install my new mac now and then go back to do all my pending reviews.
Sorry for being late, but my computer is an old man and has to retire

not a problem. we don't police reviews in most instances.

[Elmotoo]

Elmotoo wrote:
feeling relaxed & hungry. i'm tagging

Parsleyed Eggs #376714 by MsEVP
Dukka - Egyptian Spice Mix #479862 by KateL
Lemon and Garlic Potato Salad #184067 by PinkCherryBlossom
Egyptian Lemonade #428750 by Scarlett516
Iced Hibiscus Tea #233175 by NcMysteryshopper
Lentil Salad in Olive Oil With Egyptian Spices #423176 by Sharon123

I've been looking at these all month! xo Bethie

yumm! i made & reviewed all of these. tasty stuff. now to find out how to use up the dukkah. the parsleyed eggs were very interesting.
Beth

[Elmotoo]

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

xo Bethie

[Elmotoo]

Cookgirl wrote:
This has been made and enjoyed:

Dukka - Egyptian Spice Mix

Any other suggestions for using this spice mixture?

Before shot (before grinding the mixture)

that's a GREAT photo, CG!

[Elmotoo]

Cookgirl wrote:
A wet or dry rub for chicken? Add it to a pot of rice?
Meatballs?


??

Hooray for KateL! She sent me some info: Vegetarian Times listed a companion recipe: Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes With Dukka #479863. Doesn't that remind you of Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole? So I think it could be sprinkled on all sorts of foods.

Also, there is a Dukka recipe in the Iranian cb: Dukkah (Spicy Nut Mix for Dipping With Flatbread) #84436.

xo Beth

[KateL]

Elmotoo wrote:

Cookgirl wrote:
A wet or dry rub for chicken? Add it to a pot of rice?
Meatballs?


??

Hooray for KateL! She sent me some info: Vegetarian Times listed a companion recipe: Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes With Dukka #479863. Doesn't that remind you of Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole? So I think it could be sprinkled on all sorts of foods.

Also, there is a Dukka recipe in the Iranian cb: Dukkah (Spicy Nut Mix for Dipping With Flatbread) #84436.

xo Beth

Talked with my Egyptian neighhbor about Dukka. She said it is only used in Egypt to season oil for dipping bread, and it would be American-style fusion to use the spice combination on other things like sweet potatoes or green beans. She said that Dukka is a mainstay of the poor, who can't afford more nutritious food. If they can't afford the oil, they would just have the spice mixture dry on bread.

So I am asking the forum, would Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes With Dukka qualify as Egyptian for ZWT?

[Elmotoo]

KateL wrote:

Elmotoo wrote:

Cookgirl wrote:
A wet or dry rub for chicken? Add it to a pot of rice?
Meatballs?


??

Hooray for KateL! She sent me some info: Vegetarian Times listed a companion recipe: Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes With Dukka #479863. Doesn't that remind you of Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole? So I think it could be sprinkled on all sorts of foods.

Also, there is a Dukka recipe in the Iranian cb: Dukkah (Spicy Nut Mix for Dipping With Flatbread) #84436.

xo Beth

Talked with my Egyptian neighhbor about Dukka. She said it is only used in Egypt to season oil for dipping bread, and it would be American-style fusion to use the spice combination on other things like sweet potatoes or green beans. She said that Dukka is a mainstay of the poor, who can't afford more nutritious food. If they can't afford the oil, they would just have the spice mixture dry on bread.

So I am asking the forum, would Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes With Dukka qualify as Egyptian for ZWT?

YES. Two reasons: it doesn't need to be an Egyptian recipe, just a Middle Eastern/North African recipe. And it qualifies because it uses a typically Egyptian 'ingredient'. For ZWT, recipes don't necessarily have to be authentic. They need to at least be 'in the spirit of...' and have some typical ingredient(s). It gets difficult when recipes/ingredients cross forum lines but we take each question/recipe individually & see where it fits best.
Hope this helps!
Beth

[Leggy Peggy]

I like your comment -- in the spirit of. That's what it's all about.

[Mia in Germany]

Finally got my last two reviews posted!
Completed:
Egyptian Condiment (Daqua) #107277 by Egyptian John
Ful Medames - Egyptian Fava Beans #173528 by Nana Lee

Loved them both a lot! This condiment is brillant with potatoes (at least for me - I have that weird British habit of eating French fries with vinegar )

And Fuld Medamma was even liked by DH. He usually hates broad beans because he only knows the WEstfalian way to make them

Thanks so much for this delicious trip through Egypt, I had some excellent eating

[Elmotoo]

Mia in Germany wrote:
Finally got my last two reviews posted!
Completed:
Egyptian Condiment (Daqua) #107277 by Egyptian John
Ful Medames - Egyptian Fava Beans #173528 by Nana Lee

Loved them both a lot! This condiment is brillant with potatoes (at least for me - I have that weird British habit of eating French fries with vinegar )

And Fuld Medamma was even liked by DH. He usually hates broad beans because he only knows the WEstfalian way to make them

Thanks so much for this delicious trip through Egypt, I had some excellent eating

Thanks! Fries & vinegar is a British thing? Growing up in Maine, at the State & County fairs, w'd have fries sprinkled with vinegar! YUM! I've noticed the Dukkah recipes are sometimes very different, never mind the spelling is usually different, too. And the day I discovered fava beans was a wonderful day! And I have since discovered a market nearby where we can buy them frozen so we don't have to wait for the fresh!

I am so glad you enjoyed Egypt! Perhaps you'd enjoy Persia as well?

Visiting Iran(Persia) in June 2012!

xo Beth

[Leggy Peggy]

I have so wanted to make some recipes from Egypt. I lived there for a couple of years so know the cuisine well. But I started full-time work in April and my life is reeling out of control. Hope to make it to Persia. Thanks for organising these tags. Lots of fun, even if I only get the pop in to salivate over the pics and choices.