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A significant amount of Egyptian cuisine is vegetarian, due to both the historically high price of meat and the needs of the Coptic Christian community, whose religious restrictions require essentially vegan diets for much of the year. Tea is the national drink of Egypt, and beer is the most popular alcoholic
In older recipes, in addition to tablespoons and teaspoons, one can also see measurements being given in dessert spoons (traditionally 1 ⁄ 2 tablespoon; 2 fluid drachms or 1 ⁄ 4 fluid ounce) [35] and salt spoons (traditionally 1 ⁄ 2 teaspoon; 1 ⁄ 2 fluid drachm or 1 ⁄ 16 fluid ounce). [36]
Map of the Middle East between North Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and Southern Asia Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) [note 1] is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
Salt is arguably the most important ingredient in cooking, used to season all kinds of savory dishes, to enhance baked goods and sweets, to preserve food, and to balance bitter flavors.
Flatbrød : barley flour, salt and water, or potato, flour and salt, or peas flour and salt. Flatkaka : rye flatbread; Focaccia ; Ftira ; Gözleme : folded over a savoury filling and fried on a griddle; Hoggan : made from barley flour containing pieces of pork, and potato; Hönökaka : made from wheatmeal. The name is the commercial variant of ...
The cuisine of ancient Egypt covers a span of over three thousand years, but still retained many consistent traits until well into Greco-Roman times. The staples of both poor and wealthy Egyptians were bread and beer, often accompanied by green-shooted onions, other vegetables, and to a lesser extent meat, game and fish.
The Egyptian "bread riots" of 1977 (Arabic: إنتِفاضة الخُبز, intifāḍhat-ul-khobz, “The Bread Intifada”) were a spontaneous uprising against the increase in commodities' prices on the 18th and 19th of January after the Egyptian government cut subsidies for basic foodstuff.
Few things will put a damper on your vacation or holiday faster than food poisoning.The intense stomach pain, rushing to the toilet and feeling relegated to bed keeps just about everyone out of ...