The cuisine of which country/countries do you like?

Lebanese and Moroccan ( i think those are the most famous world wide)Gr8 variety.

Moroccan, Turkish (and well of my own country,, but thats probably because i was raised with it :P) lol

Turkish

turkish

Persian, Turkish and many others.

Moroccan , which i find among the best in the world
Turkish, which i like a lot too after moroccan and i find there is some similarities in some dishes. unfortunatelly no turkish restaurant in morocco

i don't know which cuisine is shwarma , but i like it a lot, evry country in the middle east says it theirs, here in morocco the best shawarma is done by syrians

lebanese : we have one lebaneese restaurant in casablanca, it has only barbequed stuff and i din't like it .too much meat, i m sure there is more delicious varieties as people say, but unfortunately here in morocco it didn't gave me this impression. i have to try it in lebanon to juge

Iranian, i liked some stuff like bread in milk ( i think in the gulf they have the same thing)i never had real iranians meals to juge , i had only fast food iranian like kabab with butter , also i tried ayran in an iranian fast food , since that day i become addicted to it ( also i don't knwo what is the origin of this bevarage as all the countries of middle east have it)

Lebanese & Syrian is very close to Turkish

Moroccan Cuisine : It has long been considered as one of the bast and most diversified cuisines in the world.
According to Paula Wolfert:
To my mind four things are necessary before a nation can develop a great cuisine. The first is an abundance of fine ingredients-a rich land. The second is a variety of cultural influences: the history of the nation, including its domination by foreign powers, and the culinary secrets it has brought back from its own imperialist adventures. Third, a great civilization-if a country has not had its day in the sun, its cuisine will probably not be great; great food and a great civilization go together. Last, the existence of a refined palace life-without royal kitchens, without a Versailles or a Forbidden City in Peking, without, in short, the demands of a cultivated court-the imaginations of a nation's cooks will not be challenged.Morocco, fortunately, is blessed with all four

Iranian: Very diversified and the cuisines of India and Pakistan derive heavily in part from this sumptious cuisine.

Turkish: A delicious fusion of various culinary traditions of the farmer Ottoman realm

Lebanese: For its fresh vegetarian recipes

Moroccan , which i find among the best in the world
Turkish, which i like a lot too after moroccan and i find there is some similarities in some dishes. unfortunatelly no turkish restaurant in morocco

i don't know which cuisine is shwarma , but i like it a lot, evry country in the middle east says it theirs, here in morocco the best shawarma is done by syrians

lebanese : we have one lebaneese restaurant in casablanca, it has only barbequed stuff and i din't like it .too much meat, i m sure there is more delicious varieties as people say, but unfortunately here in morocco it didn't gave me this impression. i have to try it in lebanon to juge

Iranian, i liked some stuff like bread in milk ( i think in the gulf they have the same thing)i never had real iranians meals to juge , i had only fast food iranian like kabab with butter , also i tried ayran in an iranian fast food , since that day i become addicted to it ( also i don't knwo what is the origin of this bevarage as all the countries of middle east have it)

There is a turkish restaurant in Casablanca, it's next to Gautier street ;)

There is a turkish restaurant in Casablanca, it's next to Gautier street ;)

really what s it's name and where in gautier exactly close to la grillardiere and au four a bois

Lebanese and Persian.. Yum! :)

really what s it's name and where in gautier exactly close to la grillardiere and au four a bois

C'est dans la même rue où se trouve Kitea Gautier et c'est sur le trottoir de droite en venant du boulevard d'Anfa, par contre le nom je l'ai oublié

thanks reda for the info

Iranian, especially kobidah is my favorite it's very close to Adana kebap of Turkey.

Lebanese, Kafta I like it as well.

and of course Moroccan

Each of Middle Eastern countries has very good cuisine.

But Turkish cuisine is number one for me. We have many famous dishes. Some of our traditional dishes (with their original Turkish names) are;

Karnıyarık, Ali Nazik, İmam Bayıldı, İskender Kebap, Yaprak Dolma, Kazandibi, Keşkül, Külbastı, Elbasan Tava, Vezir Parmağı, Kadın Budu Köfte, Tas Kebabı, Çoban Kebabı, Adana Kebap, Urfa Kebap, Beyti, Sütlaç, Güllaç, Kadayıf, Bülbül Yuvası, Lokum (Turkish Delight), Döner, Lahmacun, Çiğ Köfte, İçli Köfte, Mantı, Tarhana, Ezogelin, Yayla Çorbası, Kuru Fasülye, Midye Dolma, Midye Tava etc. etc. etc (most of them are Turkish invention).

Woooowwww! I am starving.

Lebanese, of course.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=376543

Moroccan
Middle eastern( all is the same to me )

this Beirut guy is killing me -__-;

from mena countries i'll say lebanon, from the world italian and venezuelan!!!! :cheers:

MAN! I LOVE ALL MIDDLE EASTERN AND NORTH AFRICAN FOOD!!
MOSTLY THOUGH,, Persian, Lebanese, Moroccan,

MMMmmmmmmmmMMMMMmmmmmmMMMM

Persian cuisine??????? is it known worlwide ???? i hear alot about moroccan ,turkish and lebanese cuisines,but never heard of a persian cuisine. Any links,threads,,,,??????

Hello Hassoun, here is a link showing some iranian recipes ;)

http://parstimes.com/cuisine/

lebanese...and some persian

Thanx Reda. :)

this Beirut guy is killing me -__-;

:yes:
You can do nothing about it :dunno:

I can eat everything that is mideastern!! Everything so dilicious!!

The Seven Wonders of The World in Cuisine

1. French Cuisine
2. Italian Cuisine
3. Indian Cuisine
4. Chinese Cuisine
5. Turkish Cuisine
6. Arabic Cuisine (general)
7. Mexican Cuisine


The other important cuisines; Persian, Japanese (especially on fishes) and Thai...
The rest is nothing. Believe me.

I'll never understand why French cuisine ranked that high! It's said that French have the best cuisene but I don't know any single meal except oysters, frog legs and snails and they are not delicious.

Some of the worlds best cuisine

http://www.epinions.com/content_2172625028

Moroccon cuisine is widely regarded as being some of the best cuisine in the world , with many dishes taking days to prepare it is not an easy one to master though.
Drawing on morocco's many influences from the french & mediterranean to arabic traditions the food has become some of the most exquisite to be found anywhere.
Any trip to morocco will however be the same as any trip trip anywhere with the very good , the good and the bad all to be found.
Luckily however it doesnt take much searching to find morocco's true cuisine.
A wide range of dishes is the norm in any morocco house hold and this is also reflected in restuarants with endless dish after dish being presented to you.Starters tend to be based around different types of salad but can also include small meat dishes including spiced sheeps brains which might sound unappealing to many but believe me many people would eat it without even being aware it was anything but a really nice dish.
main courses are really good and are a meal on there own in many cases , some traditional dishes are tagine,cus cus and pastila.
The norm for most moroccons is for one large dish in the middle that everyone helps themselfs to with there right hand.
Tagine is a (normally brown) dish with a pointed lid that the food is cooked in , slow steaming the food to perfection , with one tagine normally having meat and varied vegatables it is imperative that the food is put into the tagine at varied times to allow for an even cooking , utilising many many different spices and herbs - saffron,pepper,cannell,ginger,bay leafs,persil to name a few.
Cus cus is the famed arabic dish of choice on fridays and if done correctly is absolutley out of this world.
Pastilla is best described as a sweet flaky pastry pie containing pigion (traditionaly) or chicken and again lots of spices and herbs it is in-describable how good it is.!!
taking days and sometimes weeks to prepare correctly it is not always available in some smaller restuarants.
harira soup is the first thing most moroccons have during ramadan (religious fasting) and is said to have all the vitamins and everything the body needs for a day in one dish,again it is beautiful and i have had many different varations and never never had one i didnt like.
Shmaula is a green pepper,tomatoes,garlic and herbs mixed with olive oil side dish which is like a sauce.
Small pastrys as either desert or side dish are also very good.
Nearly all bread is homemade and brought to the table still warm.
Grilled foods are also very popular within morocco with every hotel,restuarant and cafe having there own grill.
brochettes in many different mixtures of meats and veg are available as well as kefta (mincemeat) all grilled with varying amounts of spices.
The best place's to experience moroccon food at its best are :-

Jemma el fina (marrakech market place) which comes alive at night with all kinds of food available and all of it excellent. (i have never been ill eating here , despite eating more than my fair share on each occasion)

The Seven Wonders of The World in Cuisine

1. French Cuisine
2. Italian Cuisine
3. Indian Cuisine
4. Chinese Cuisine
5. Turkish Cuisine
6. Arabic Cuisine (general)
7. Mexican Cuisine


The other important cuisines; Persian, Japanese (especially on fishes) and Thai...
The rest is nothing. Believe me.

I can't find big difference between Turkish & Eastern Mid cuisine but food presentation in Lebanon is the best

I love kobide. I drink ayran/dogh/laban/yoghurtdrink to it!

http://i9.tinypic.com/2utgax2.jpg

It reminds of Adanakebab a bit.

it reminds you of Adana kebab? It IS Adana kebab :D

sun&sun... You should know that the two nations that contributed the most to the kebab family are Iran and Turkey with the origional word kabob being from the Babylonian for 'burnt' or chard. Also Kebab koobideh is known as kofteh among arabs whereas kofteh in Persian cuisine are stuffed meatballs

Persian cuisine??????? is it known worlwide ???? i hear alot about moroccan ,turkish and lebanese cuisines,but never heard of a persian cuisine. Any links,threads,,,,??????

:crazy:

Have you been living under a rock?

Persian cuisine is praised to have some of the oldest recipes in the world.. it is like saying you have never heard of SAFRON!

And yes it is very well known in the world but it does not have the junk food status some Lebanese (felafel) and Turkish (donner kebab) food has so it is not as well known among the beer swilling louts of the world as it is generaly proper food and is usually very expensive in restaurants due to its expensive ingrediants.

Thread with articles on Iranian food: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=411774

Thread with some pics:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=349093

From what I have heard there are a few Iranian restaurants in Lebanon and I personally know there are few in Egypt

We're too lazy to do a proper thread but btw you are talking to a restaurant owner here!

The Mother Cuisine
Cooking from the crossroads of the world

Iran is such a hot-button issue these days that it can be hard to look at the country outside of the geopolitical context. But no one interested in food can afford to ignore what is one of the world's most important and influential cuisines. Iranian cooking is heir to no less than two and a half thousand years of saffron- and rosewater-scented history. The foods of the courts of ancient Persia (as Iran was called until the 1930s) included perfumed stews flavored with cinnamon, mint, and pomegranates; elaborate stuffed fruits and vegetables; and tender roasted meats — dishes that have influenced the cooking of countries as far-flung as India and Morocco. In many ways, Persian food is the original mother cuisine.

Legacy of Empire
The history of Iranian cooking goes back to the sixth century B.C., when Cyrus the Great, the leader of a tribe called the Pars (Persians), created an empire that eventually stretched from India to Egypt and parts of Greece. This vast, unified territory became a conduit of culture and cuisine, and native Persian ingredients such as saffron and rose water were spread throughout the empire. The Persians also traded with the kingdoms of the Far East: Caravans traveling along the Silk Road from China to present-day Syria brought citrus fruits, eggplants, and rice from Asia to the Middle East and the Mediterranean.

The Persian empire eventually fell to Alexander the Great and later to the Arabs (who converted the Persians to Islam), but each successive wave of rulers proved fond of the Persians' flavorful cooking. The Arabs even brought Persia's distinctive sweet-and-sour flavors to North Africa, and in the Middle Ages, exotic Persian techniques such as gilding (painting foods with elaborate gold or silver leaf) traveled to Europe via the Crusades, becoming all the rage at regal banquets.

From the 11th to 15th centuries A.D., Persian culture flourished despite Turkish and Mongol rule. This era saw a flowering of native poetry and art, and its rarified cooking, with rich sauces and pilafs strewn with nuts and dried fruit, became the foundation of the Moghul cuisine of northern India.

Living History
Contemporary Persian cooking wears its heritage on its sleeve. Rice has a place of honor, prepared with a prized, golden crust formed from clarified butter, saffron, and yogurt. Lamb and chicken are marinated and grilled as kebabs, or mixed into stews called khoreshes with fruit and sour ingredients such as lime juice. Cinnamon, cardamom, and other spices are used in great abundance, along with a multitude of fresh herbs, and pickles and flatbreads are served at every meal. Desserts feature rose water and pistachios, and refreshing drinks called sharbats are made from diluted fruit and herb syrups.

— Sarah Kagan



http://www.epicurious.com/features/going_global/persian/intro

it reminds you of Adana kebab? It IS Adana kebab :D

You might find this interesting

http://www.parstimes.com/cuisine/chelokabab.html

Can you post some recipes please?

I think this is ONE OF the most comprehensive lists I have seen for a long time..

http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/F.Mokhtarian/recipes/

The Seven Wonders of The World in Cuisine

1. French Cuisine
2. Italian Cuisine
3. Indian Cuisine
4. Chinese Cuisine
5. Turkish Cuisine
6. Arabic Cuisine (general)
7. Mexican Cuisine


The other important cuisines; Persian, Japanese (especially on fishes) and Thai...
The rest is nothing. Believe me.

The best cuisine in the world are :
1-Chinese
2-Moroccan
3-French


As a result of loving attention to traditional methods, and of the continuing availability of fine ingredients, the Moroccan table is the best in the Arab world and by far the best on the African continent. Along with China, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Brazil and Mexico, it is one of the few third-world countries where gourmandise thrives.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9B02E5DA1138F936A25752C0A962948260

Take a look here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=376368

Adapting recipes from all over Africa, Europe and the Middle East to local ingredients, Moroccans have developed a level of cooking mastery found few places in the world. The mixture of sweet and savory flavors in Moroccan cooking is part of its unique and powerful appeal.

http://bbq.about.com/cs/ethnic/a/aa090801a.htm


Moroccon cuisine is widely regarded as being some of the best cuisine in the world , with many dishes taking days to prepare it is not an easy one to master though.

http://www.epinions.com/content_2172625028

Morroconguy you alwasy make statements which can't be "measured"! You say Morocco has the best culture you say Morocco has the second greatest cuisine these are things which can't be measered, they are subjective. Just type in google "persian cuise world best cuise" you'll find many pages type in "turkish" or "chinese" you'll also find hunders of sources. Don't make such statement, say that Morroco has a great cuisine that might be true but making a ranking is somhehow... hmm well you know what I mean.

that kobidah made my mouth go wet! it's just need some yogurt as a sider.it's my favorite kebab after Adana

Morroconguy you alwasy make statements which can't be "measured"! You say Morocco has the best culture you say Morocco has the second greatest cuisine these are things which can't be measered, they are subjective. Just type in google "persian cuise world best cuise" you'll find many pages type in "turkish" or "chinese" you'll also find hunders of sources. Don't make such statement, say that Morroco has a great cuisine that might be true but making a ranking is somhehow... hmm well you know what I mean.

Don't put words into my mouth. I never said that Moroccan culture is the best..That wouldn't make sense if I say it..I just said it's richer then your culture that's my opinion and I am entitled to it..Now,as far as Moroccan cuisine is concerned,no one can deny it's among the best cuisine in the world and that raking is known to cuisine experts worldwide whether you believe it or not.

Why didn't u tell the first forumer who made a ranking the same thing ???:nuts: why didn't u tell him it can be measured ? the answer is : he put Turkish cuisine fifth despite the fact that Turkish cuisine is not famous worldwide.


Here's the top 10 best cuisines in the world and don't tell me they can't be measured.
Chinese
French
Italian
Indian
Japanese
Moroccan
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
Indonesian

http://www.hillmanwonders.com/top10/cuisines.htm

I love kobide. I drink ayran/dogh/laban/yoghurtdrink yo it!

http://i9.tinypic.com/2utgax2.jpg

It reminds of Adanakebab a bit.

mmmmmmm it's looking good. :nuts: I am hungry now btw what is typical frensh cuisine???

Don't put words into my mouth. I never said that Moroccan culture is the best..That wouldn't make sense if I say it..I just said it's richer then your culture that's my opinion and I am entitled to it..Now,as far as Moroccan cuisine is concerned,no one can deny it's among the best cuisine in the world and that raking is known to cuisine experts worldwide whether you believe it or not.

Why didn't u tell the first forumer who made a ranking the same thing ???:nuts: why didn't u tell him it can be measured ? the answer is : he put Turkish cuisine fifth despite the fact that Turkish cuisine is not famous worldwide.


Here's the top 10 best cuisines in the world and don't tell me they can't be measured.
Chinese
French
Italian
Indian
Japanese
Moroccan
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
Indonesian

http://www.hillmanwonders.com/top10/cuisines.htm

thx for the link :)

All middle eastern food looks and tastes the same, including Greek and Israeli. Good healthy stuff but not the world's best. The BIG exception is Morrocan food. Good stuff.

Peruvian food is so much better and has more variety in taste and ingredients. It should be up there with the top ten if not the top five.

Besides I can not trust a cusine that does not serve stuffed pork chops.

Don't put words into my mouth. I never said that Moroccan culture is the best..That wouldn't make sense if I say it..I just said it's richer then your culture that's my opinion and I am entitled to it..Now,as far as Moroccan cuisine is concerned,no one can deny it's among the best cuisine in the world and that raking is known to cuisine experts worldwide whether you believe it or not.

Why didn't u tell the first forumer who made a ranking the same thing ???:nuts: why didn't u tell him it can be measured ? the answer is : he put Turkish cuisine fifth despite the fact that Turkish cuisine is not famous worldwide.


Here's the top 10 best cuisines in the world and don't tell me they can't be measured.
Chinese
French
Italian
Indian
Japanese
Moroccan
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
Indonesian




http://www.hillmanwonders.com/top10/cuisines.htm


WHAT? i HAVE to disagree with that!!!! :puke: man i mean, rank something in which not ALL animals are EATEN...no offence, but i mean, the BEST cuisine is Definetley NOT CHINESE or JAPANESE their food has some awfully disgusting twists to it, and i mean the chinese cuisine has a variety of Anything that moves!... which i think is just yea, too much..., and then again some very mouth-watering ones!! it is just the sheer size of "variety" of good and disgusting, that in my opinion, chinese is NOT the number 1

the best cuisine in the WORLD is obviosuly that of the MIDDLE EAST no questions asked! :D

All middle eastern food looks and tastes the same, including Greek and Israeli. Good healthy stuff but not the world's best. The BIG exception is Morrocan food. Good stuff.

Peruvian food is so much better and has more variety in taste and ingredients. It should be up there with the top ten if not the top five.

Besides I can not trust a cusine that does not serve stuffed pork chops.


well man, i assure you that there is NO middle easter cuisine (Islamic ones) that include pork, so, yea, learn to accept it ;)

^^ there is in Lebanese Cuisines and i've seen some in Syrian as well

This thread has rapidly deteriorated

Don't put words into my mouth. I never said that Moroccan culture is the best..That wouldn't make sense if I say it..I just said it's richer then your culture that's my opinion and I am entitled to it..Now,as far as Moroccan cuisine is concerned,no one can deny it's among the best cuisine in the world and that raking is known to cuisine experts worldwide whether you believe it or not.

Why didn't u tell the first forumer who made a ranking the same thing ???:nuts: why didn't u tell him it can be measured ? the answer is : he put Turkish cuisine fifth despite the fact that Turkish cuisine is not famous worldwide.


Here's the top 10 best cuisines in the world and don't tell me they can't be measured.
Chinese
French
Italian
Indian
Japanese
Moroccan
Spanish
Thai
Turkish
Indonesian

http://www.hillmanwonders.com/top10/cuisines.htm

Im sure all these countries have tasty dishes and great cuisines, but you can't agree based on one guy that gave out his opinion on food. Go to countless of magazines and internet websites and you will see different top 10 best cuisines in the world. Anyways we cant argue who's better, cuz if ur from Morroco ur gonna say Morrocan, if you're from Tunisia ur gonna say Tunisian, if ur from Lebanon ur gonna say Lebanese..... So im gonna say I like and dislike food from all MENA countries :)

Im sure all these countries have tasty dishes and great cuisines, but you can't agree based on one guy that gave out his opinion on food. Go to countless of magazines and internet websites and you will see different top 10 best cuisines in the world. Anyways we cant argue who's better, cuz if ur from Morroco ur gonna say Morrocan, if you're from Tunisia ur gonna say Tunisian, if ur from Lebanon ur gonna say Lebanese..... So im gonna say I like and dislike food from all MENA countries :)

Good point Nadini. At restaurants, Lebanese are the best but at Home, Syrians are the best. ;)

At home,Both are the best ;)

Good point Nadini. At restaurants, Lebanese are the best but at Home, Syrians are the best. ;)

ur entitled to ur opinion

probably the most interesting thing about lebanese cuisine (and im positive others as well) is that u can guess the origins of the person making the food from the taste ... certain areas add more garlic or seasonings or oil

also different regions in leb are known for certain food (which for some reason taste terrible by comparison when they're made by people in other parts of the country) ex. sfee7a = baalbeck

i've never tried home made syrian food, so i cant really compare.

has anyone ever tried iraqi cuisine??? i tried something as a party once, and im dying to know wat it was that i had ... it was good watever it was

Good point Nadini. At restaurants, Lebanese are the best but at Home, Syrians are the best. ;)

I agree with this. But, generally, at home it varies from one apartment to another :) I like the lamb meat in Syria.

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"he put Turkish cuisine fifth despite the fact that Turkish cuisine is not famous worldwide."

I visited nearly whole Europe and Turkish cuisine IS famous! I didn't know that Morocco has such a greeeeaat cuisine as you decribe! The Balkan region and mideast is influenced by the Ottoman cuisene compared to this Morrocon is just another delicious cuisine that's all. He put Turkish as fifth cuisine it could be second but also sixth but Turkish cuisine is definitly among the top, this is actually known worldwide, I guess you need to laeve your country for some time and see some other places.

Some people here have different opinion click to see that food taste varies from one culture to another (http://www.britishbornchinesedb.org.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=39387) They have talked about cuisines from everywhere except MENA ones

The best cuisine in the world are :
1-Chinese
2-Moroccan
3-French


As a result of loving attention to traditional methods, and of the continuing availability of fine ingredients, the Moroccan table is the best in the Arab world and by far the best on the African continent. Along with China, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Brazil and Mexico, it is one of the few third-world countries where gourmandise thrives.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9B02E5DA1138F936A25752C0A962948260

Take a look here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=376368

Ok Moroccanguy, you have the best food. But honestly for us (Asian Arabs :)) Turkish & Persian food is much more famous & much more closer to our taste

^^ The same applies to europe as well! Traditional balkan food is Ottoman food. If you visit a greek restaurant or any Balkan restaurant the name on the menu are Turkish with a different spelling. And central eurpean countrIes such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, France are full of Turkish restaurants. I've several Iranian friends and the way they cook is the same as ours, even the names are same sometimes. Persian and Turkish are very close.

^^^ Well, the Levantine Cuisine (Syria, Lebanon, Palestine & jordan) is basically a modified version of the Ottoman & Armenian Cuisines

mmmmmmm it's looking good. :nuts: I am hungry now btw what is typical frensh cuisine???

There is no typical french cuisine.

Each region has it's specialities, the diversity is really important.

As an example in the north east, near Germany the typical meal is "choucroute" which is cabbage, a lot of pork, potatoes

In the south-east the ingredients are similar to italian food, tomatoes, olive oil, fish...

In the north-west, they use a lot of cream
http://idata.over-blog.com/0/01/51/84/escalopes-de-veau-creme.jpg


In the south-west they use a lot of duck fat.

http://banquetexpress.com.au/banquet/images/imagecache/TABOULI.jpg

http://www.terebess.hu/szorolapok/libanonizei/image010.jpg

http://www.lebanongastronomy.com/francais/images/KEBBE_DE_POMMES_DE_TERRE_bi.jpg

http://www.pitacitynyc.com/sitebuilder/images/DSC01410-226x195.jpg

http://www.mybigfatgreekcafe.com/i/dolmades.JPG

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/coreimages/digital+art/37849_3341_by_KrzysztofB.jpg

http://www.jrshotel.com/jrshotel-old/services/pictures/plate5.jpg

http://www.kmsstore.com/cool/New%20002.jpg

Ok Moroccanguy, you have the best food. But honestly for us (Asian Arabs :)) Turkish & Persian food is much more famous & much more closer to our taste

Lol being very political there mate, but you're right

This thread is not about who has the best food but about what foods are found traditionally in MENA

So cut out the pointless argueing about who's dick is bigger.. I MEAN who's food is better ! :lol: :nuts:

^^ The same applies to europe as well! Traditional balkan food is Ottoman food. If you visit a greek restaurant or any Balkan restaurant the name on the menu are Turkish with a different spelling. And central eurpean countrIes such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, France are full of Turkish restaurants. I've several Iranian friends and the way they cook is the same as ours, even the names are same sometimes. Persian and Turkish are very close.

Yes, for example we say ''kofte'' for big meatballs, and you say ''köfte''. :D

Or ''baghlava'', you say ''baklava'' :)

we say koofte like oe.

i love persian cuisine !! when i visited there i eat gravy and sheep's butt by accident !! OMG that was terrible :S :lol: i forgot the name,, maybe it was called deezy lol,,

i also like lebanese food especially the salads !! YUUUMMM

Lol being very political there mate, but you're right

This thread is not about who has the best food but about what foods are found traditionally in MENA

So cut out the pointless argueing about who's dick is bigger.. I MEAN who's food is better ! :lol: :nuts:

^^ he he so true Shugs :D

I personally love any middle eastern food as long it comes with Chicken breast only (No Bones), Beef and rice.

The picture below has sample of some of Persian disehs in it.

Vivaaa and long life to Kabob. The best food on this planet :cheers:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/alborz_001.jpg

is that shole zard in the back! :O :O :O I luvvvv that! mmmmm!

Oh yes you're right. I didn't notice it :D

come oooon! turks colonised arab countries and stole their cuisine, then claimed that this cuisine is turkish and that others stole it! pffffffffffffff...

Yes, for example we say ''kofte'' for big meatballs, and you say ''köfte''. :D

Or ''baghlava'', you say ''baklava'' :)

well you say "kofte" we say "köfte" greeks say "kefte" :D
you say "baghlava" we say "baklava" and greek say "baklawa", bulgraians say "baklavah" and so on. The same applies to mocca, dolma, börek, döner etc..

come oooon! turks colonised arab countries and stole their cuisine, then claimed that this cuisine is turkish and that others stole it! pffffffffffffff...

that's why many dishes have Turkish names in mideast and eastern Europe? Could it be maybe that Ottoman empire ruled the Mideast, Northern Afirca and eastern europe for centuries and influenced their cuisine?

that's why many dishes have Turkish names in mideast and eastern Europe? Could it be maybe that Ottoman empire ruled the Mideast, Northern Afirca and eastern europe for centuries and influenced their cuisine?
lol... you just forgot to change the names (do you really think that th'are turkish names? you can search for it, you will find that dishes names were used in ME before the creation of the "ottoman" empire) :lol:

yes they are turkish since they have meanings! Does Döner, shawarma, dolma, sarma, yoghurt, ayran say anything to you? To me they do because they come from verbs such as dönmek=döner (turning) shawarma= cevirme= to turn around(since you turn it while roating) dolma= dolmak= to fill in (since you fill the paprika with rice and mince) sarma=sarmak = to wrap (since you wrap the wine leaves with rice in it) etc... I f you don't believe ask Omid, he is persian but can speak Turkish very well.

yes they are turkish since they have meanings! Does Döner, shawarma, dolma, sarma, yoghurt, ayran say anything to you? To me they do because they come from verbs such as dönmek=döner (turning) shawarma= cevirme= to turn around(since you turn it while roating) dolma= dolmak= to fill in (since you fill the paprika with rice and mince) sarma=sarmak = to wrap (since you wrap the wine leaves with rice in it) etc... I f you don't believe ask Omid, he is persian but can speak Turkish very well.
lol... did you only find those examples? but don't tell me that u dunno that the Doner is a greek dish and the Shawarma is a lebanese/syrian!!! :D

@Toons how many examples can you find out? :nuts:

How come that Greeks and Lebanese have the same dish with a Turkish name? I mean there are at least 2000 km between both countries?(I remember you that Turks ruled both regions for 500 centurie, I hope at least about history you have a bit knowledge) Even the Greek don't claim that Döner is theirs, why do you it? Just in order to prove that you know something which is not true btw.

Listen again: Döner means turning in english and dönmek is the Turkish verb fot "to turn"! Shawarma comes from cevirme (pronounce chevirme) and means to turn around. If you till don't get it I won't tell it you once more, I would feel pitty for your intellegence!

Toons btw why are you using smilies when your knowledge is not enough! You say something totaly wrong and state it being right and insert a smiley at the end of your post which makes you look... hmmm let's say it in a friendly way.. like a fool.

How come that Greeks and Lebanese have the same dish with a Turkish name? I mean there are at least 2000 km between both countries?(I remember you that Turks ruled both regions for 500 centurie, I hope at least about history you have a bit knowledge) Even the Greek don't claim that Döner is theirs, why do you it? Just in order to prove that you know something which is not true btw.

Listen again: Döner means turning in english and dönmek is the Turkish verb fot "to turn"! Shawarma comes from cevirme (pronounce chevirme) and means to turn around. If you till don't get it I won't tell it you once more, I would feel pitty for your intellegence!

Lol :D what did we lebanese do??????? :lol: What food did we say it's lebanese and it's turkish in origin??????

How come that Greeks and Lebanese have the same dish with a Turkish name? I mean there are at least 2000 km between both countries?(I remember you that Turks ruled both regions for 500 centurie, I hope at least about history you have a bit knowledge) Even the Greek don't claim that Döner is theirs, why do you it? Just in order to prove that you know something which is not true btw.

Listen again: Döner means turning in english and dönmek is the Turkish verb fot "to turn"! Shawarma comes from cevirme (pronounce chevirme) and means to turn around. If you till don't get it I won't tell it you once more, I would feel pitty for your intellegence!

Don't get all upset over this. You are 100% right and have given many reasons to back up what you say. I feel the reason why you are upset. Unfortuantely, many of our Arab neighbors like to claim almost everything in the ME and the surrounding areas that does not belong to them as their own. They are doing it to your food on this threat, they do it to Persian scientists, art and mathematicians in other places. Don't get all wound up. You gave your reasons and anyone who has an ounce of education who has read the posts can make up his or her own mind in who is making sense and who is not.

^^ You are totaly right! I meant I told him the truth with some proves if he still doesn't want to believe then I can't help him! The world doesn't change if one single person doesn't know the truth about the Turkish cuisine :D

Don't get all upset over this. You are 100% right and have given many reasons to back up what you say. I feel the reason why you are upset. Unfortuantely, many of our Arab neighbors like to claim almost everything in the ME and the surrounding areas that does not belong to them as their own. They are doing it to your food on this threat, they do it to Persian scientists, art and mathematicians in other places. Don't get all wound up. You gave your reasons and anyone who has an ounce of education who has read the posts can make up his or her own mind in who is making sense and who is not.

All the Iranian people I've met tell me the same thing.

Don't get all upset over this. You are 100% right and have given many reasons to back up what you say. I feel the reason why you are upset. Unfortuantely, many of our Arab neighbors like to claim almost everything in the ME and the surrounding areas that does not belong to them as their own. They are doing it to your food on this threat, they do it to Persian scientists, art and mathematicians in other places. Don't get all wound up. You gave your reasons and anyone who has an ounce of education who has read the posts can make up his or her own mind in who is making sense and who is not.

Nobody claimed the opposite, we know that the Lebanese, Syrians, Palestinians, Jordanians & Egyptians Cuisine & Culture has been greatly influenced by the Ottoman...!! We don't call Turkish Coffee as Arabic coffee which is totally different. But if you go to Cyprus or Greece they never call it Turkish but we think that Persian influence is only on part of the gulf states

Lol :D what did we lebanese do??????? :lol: What food did we say it's lebanese and it's turkish in origin??????

Shawerma, Shish, Tawook, Kebbe are Turkish but modified and presented better in Lebanon :)

Shish means "spit" since the meat is on a spit. Tawook means "chicken", shawarma means "turnin around" as I said before but what's Kebbe?

ehm where is the morrocon guy who said Turkish cuisine is unknown and unimportant compraed to theirs? :D

owwww and you say horos we say khooroos for rooster!

such as pilav or cay. Btw horoz is just an animal not a dish :D

Nobody claimed the opposite, we know that the Lebanese, Syrians, Palestinians, Jordanians & Egyptians Cuisine & Culture has been greatly influenced by the Ottoman...!! We don't call Turkish Coffee as Arabic coffee which is totally different. But if you go to Cyprus or Greece they never call it Turkish but we think that Persian influence is only on part of the gulf states


many things which are originally persian are referrd to as arabian, one such notable case is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ GULF
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Shawerma, Shish, Tawook, Kebbe are Turkish but modified and presented better in Lebanon :)

Kebbe is Turkish????? That's a 1st :D Maybe the others are turkish but we never said it's a lebanese food ;)

and when u taste this food,it's better than in its native country (Turkey) ;)

It's better for you since it has been modified for your taste! What's kebbe btw? When I type in Kebbe I get many different dishes, I don't know which of them is Kebbe.

I don't find too much of a difference in Mid Eastern cusines, and even Israel has similar ones.

I like MENA fast food. :D Every nation has it's own unique chain ;)

I like MENA fast food. :D Every nation has it's own unique chain ;)

BOOF ! (http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3117/boofny2.gif)

"A Fast Food Chain With An Edge In Iran"

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"A Fast Food Chain With An Edge In Iran"

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HEY! my uncles frined owns one of those chains! he gives us free food when we go!
he has a BMW 5-series and a E-class mercedes

Someone's going to say ''Do they know what fastfood is in Iran?'' soon. :D hehe jk.

BTW Iran's biggest minority are (Azeri) Turks, and I am one. Just as sun&sun said, dolma means ''to fill''/''filled'', we Turks of Iran also say that. :D

This MENA cuisine is maybe a little confusing, since for example in the part of Iran close to Turkey, the food is more similar to Turkish food, since Iranian Turks also are Turks.

It's not correct to say every country have its own food, cause we are mixed, all of us. Iran & Turkey have Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, Jews, Turks and they thave the same food no matter where they are. And we are neighbours which have been influenting eachother very much for hundreds of years. You can see it by comparing Kobide to Adana-kebab, or dogh to ayran. Btw, we Turks of Iran also say ayran. :)

...since Iranian Turks also are Turks...

You mean Turkified Iranians who lived in Azerabadgan (previous name of Azerbayjan, name varied because of Turkish accent), which was an Iranian stronghold for thousands of years.. theyre linguistically Turks and even so, modern Azeri is very different to Turkish.

right ;) Iranian Turks are Turkified Iranians ;)

How come that they have been turkified in millions?

Read what I posted... The region was heavily populated for millenia before the Turks invaded.

Also interesting bite is that it is said that the Prophet Zoroaster heard the voice of Ahura Mazda (God) while stairing into the natural gas flames eminating from the ground in Azerabadgan... which is probably linked to the name, Azerabadgan means flourishing land (abadgan) of fire (azer) :)

I do find some difference in Israeli cultures. For example, our shawarma is chicken rather than lamb. I can never find out why, but that's how I get whenever I have it, though it would be better if it was lamb.

We have both chicken and lamb shawarma :)

Read what I posted... The region was heavily populated for millenia before the Turks invaded.

Also interesting bite is that it is said that the Prophet Zoroaster heard the voice of Ahura Mazda (God) while stairing into the natural gas flames eminating from the ground in Azerabadgan... which is probably linked to the name, Azerabadgan means flourishing land (abadgan) of fire (azer) :)

And the Azeri language did not exist in that region prior to 1500 CE. You don't change a race by changing a language!

And the Azeri language did not exist in that region prior to 1500 CE. You don't change a race by changing a language!

Well there is such a language that has been labelled as 'Ancient Azari' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Azari_language)

It's related to Middle Persian/Pahlavi

I meant the Turkified language.

one time i had in the middle east a cheesy cake brownish in the top and white in the inside . i guess is like a cheese cake in the middle east it was great and very sweet do somebody have the name and the receipe?

It's called Knafe. It's a popular dessert in the Levant and is usually eaten with sugar syrup.

I hope you don't mean Künefe :D It's made with cheese inside.

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We have both chicken and lamb shawarma :)

We had also Döner/Shawarma/gyros with turkey in Turkey :D

We have both chicken and lamb shawarma :)

And recently Fish Shawerma :)

Jordan Times: As sales of chicken shawerma dropped in the capital following the detection of avian flu in Ajloun, one Amman restaurant is serving fish shawerma to minimise lost profits. Customers said it was a good alternative.
"I thought serving fish shawerma would be something rare that people would like and at the same time it would make up for the low sales of chicken shawerma," said Suleiman, who began selling his specialty two months ago.

^^ I tried it. Not bad

And recently Fish Shawerma :)

Jordan Times: As sales of chicken shawerma dropped in the capital following the detection of avian flu in Ajloun, one Amman restaurant is serving fish shawerma to minimise lost profits. Customers said it was a good alternative.
"I thought serving fish shawerma would be something rare that people would like and at the same time it would make up for the low sales of chicken shawerma," said Suleiman, who began selling his specialty two months ago.

ohh good one!!! theres a restaurant here in Ottawa that does that, I think if im not mistaken it is a Turkish or Greek owned restaurant.

On Thursday, I did go over to an Israeli resturaunt in the East Village, in NYC, known as Chickpea, and they had shawarma available in both lamb, chicken, and turkey.

^^ turkey is common, but fish isnt which is pretty interesting

Moroccan cuisine is the best cuisine in arab/islamic/and African world!
why??? because it includes a little bit of all countries belonging to those categories + berber cuisine.

Moroccan cuisine includes Turkish, Jew, Arab(All Kind of Arabic Culture Cuisines-From Shami to Khaliji to Maghrebi), Moor, African, Saharan, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Berber...all mixed together!

I ate various cuisines, and besides the French I would vote Morocco, Italy and Spain as best cuisines in the world.

Plus Moroccan Cuisine was ranked first in the world in 2003 and it is always part of the top 10 and it is the one thing most tourists to Morocco tend to enjoy for 110%

And let's add that Morocco is an agricutural country so the food there are very fresh and taste Fresher! Smell stronger, also the spices there are so various which make bold juicy tastes. and the fish plates need no comment to show how outstandingly great they are and how fresh the smell of sea salt ions they exude is,...Even the cuisin accessories in Morocco are great:The Moroccan Wine made in Casablanca is also ranked among the best in the world, and Moroccan Juices are quiet interesting, and even the Sidi Ali Water I can say is better than Evian which is considered best bottled water in the world... :-)....

So to sum it up

The Main Cuisine = 10/10 Tasty and Various
- Accessories
Wine = 10/10 Unique
Water = 10/10 Soft and soothing
Desserts and Fruit Cakes = 10/10 Fresh
Apetizers and Salads = 9/10 Various and Refreshing
Seafood = 11/10 Outstanding....

this is my personal opinion based on my personal experience with some of the cusines of MENA area.

my top 5 for WORLD will be:
1- France
2- Italy
3- Morocco
4- Spain
5- Greek

Turkish Mixed Kebab

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Moroccan Chicken Pastilla

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Moroccan starters

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Iranian Kubideh

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Iranian cookies

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Moroccan kenava

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Moroccan Fowl tagine

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Lebanese Tabuleh

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Lebanese Roasted Vegetable Salad

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Moroccan Chicken tagines and lemon

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Syrian green bean and pork stew

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Syrian Chicken curry

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Moroccan stuffed courgettes

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Moroccan meat couscous

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Redalinho dude.. stop... You're killing me... I'm so hungry now :D

Moroccan couscous with vegetables

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Moroccan Cheesecakes

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Moroccan wainut cakes

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Moroccan dried fruits salad

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REDALINHO! :drool:

you are killing me as well :D soooooooooooooooooooooooo hungryyyy:drool:

Moroccan coffee

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Moroccan Couscous

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Moroccan 7 Vegetable Couscous

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Moroccan Chicken with olives and lemon

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Moroccan meat with lemon

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Loup farci de Safi (Morocco)

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Moroccan fish

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Moroccan Fish Kefta


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Moroccan milk and honey cake

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Moroccan datte cakes

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Moroccan semolina and honey cakes

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Moroccan ghoriba

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Moroccan bechkito

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Moroccan dattes pie

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Moroccan seafood pie

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Moroccan milk pie

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Moroccan Orange salad

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Moroccan carrots salad

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Good night shugs and sweet dreams http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/beer.gif

:badnews: man if i dont order some of this food now,

Moroccan fish

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:lol: Badou Zaki

first of all a turkish cuisine do not exist per se , it is a mere mixture of different cuisines from the middle east north africa and the balkans ....they took the sweets from the lebanese the yoghurt from the bulgarians ...etc...I am sorry but I know what I am talking about , and the fact that there are many turkish restaurants in some western european countries , does not mean it is the best , it is simply a consequence of the huge number of turkish immigrants in there ...that's all ...the greek cuisine is by far more original but it is not given its right place ........in the arab world i think that the moroccan cuisine is by far the best seconded by the libanese one , I think the lebanese cuisine is not given the prestige it deserves . I think the persian cuisine is a sophistaced one also , but it is not given its right place mostely for political reasons ...and please to all the turks with all due respect , stop comparing yourselves to the persians ...Persia is an old civilisation , you guys are just warriors coming from the mongolian plaines , do not take it personnal , but that's the truth and you know it ....by the way I had many turkish friends in Germany ..

it's the centuries of Ottoman empire rule that helped to spread Turkish cuisine into Eastern Europe and throughout the Middle East countries, while Moroccan cuisine was spread more into West African countries and Southern Europe thanks to colonialism and Moroccan conquerors

The Moroccan cuisine took alsoi great advantage of the natural bounty of a country where eating is both a practical and social ritual. Seafood is abundant along the Atlantic coast while lamb and poultry are raised on higher ground, and the best meals are found not in the restaurants but in the homes ;)

it's the centuries of Ottoman empire rule that helped to spread Turkish cuisine into Eastern Europe and throughout the Middle East countries, while Moroccan cuisine was spread more into West African countries and Southern Europe thanks to colonialism and Moroccan conquerors

I think it is the other way around the otthomans learned the cuisine from the nations they occupied ...the Yoghurt (as its name indicate) is a bulgarian invention , the moroccan cuisine is unique although its infleunces are more vast than you can imagine , did you know that they have a cousscouss also in Sicily , and yes they call it also cousscouss....

Even in Brazil they have couscous ;)

Hey Moroccon food has some subtle Persian influences in it also... after the Arab conquests many of the sophisticated Iranian cooking methods such as the use of safron and rose water were exported all over the Islamic Empire and such traces can be found in Moroccon food... I can post a ton of articles about it but I'm sure you guys agree.. It's not like I'm claiming your foods for myself ;)

Hey Moroccon food has some subtle Persian influences in it also... after the Arab conquests many of the sophisticated Iranian cooking methods such as the use of safron and rose water were exported all over the Islamic Empire and such traces can be found in Moroccon food... I can post a ton of articles about it but I'm sure you guys agree.. It's not like I'm claiming your foods for myself ;)

that's true ...plus all of the spices came from India via Iran ....

Even in Brazil they have couscous ;)

I did not know that ...do not forget that not only moroccan jews immigrated in masses to Brazil but also thousands of moroccans were taking from the portuguese enclaves in Morocco ( like Mogadar and southern Morocco...) and taken to Brazil , but at a certain point the church had to stop that from fear that Islam will reach those lands and take root in there .... brazilians look just like us ..also some documents that were discovered recently in Spain stated that the Al Morabit Empire reached the Americas where parts of brazil and venezuela were indeed parts of this empire

Morrocan desserts

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I think it is the other way around the otthomans learned the cuisine from the nations they occupied ...the Yoghurt (as its name indicate) is a bulgarian invention , the moroccan cuisine is unique although its infleunces are more vast than you can imagine , did you know that they have a cousscouss also in Sicily , and yes they call it also cousscouss....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogurt

What does yogurt mean in bulgarian?By bulgarians you mean bulgars? bulgars were turkic ;) as the word yogurt is Turkish

^^ Yogurt being a Turkish name does not mean that Turks invented it; I doubt something like yogurt can be attributed to any certain peoples or region but it probably existed in the earlier regions where farming started, Asia, wether West, South or East.

Your reference don't attribute it to Turks either.

huh habla usted Ingles? who said anything about invention? I was pointing out he mixed bulgarians with bulgars

ok mahamad the fixer?

TUNISIA


Tunisian cuisine is a blend of European, Oriental and desert dweller's culinary traditions. Its distinctive spicy fieriness comes from neighbouring Mediterranean countries and the many civilizations who have ruled Tunisian land: Phoenician, Roman, Arab, Turkish, French, and the native Berber people. Many of the cooking styles and utensils began to take shape when the ancient tribes were nomads. Nomadic people were limited in their cooking by what locally made pots and pans they could carry with them. A tagine is really the name of a conical-lidded pot, although today the same word is applied to what is cooked in it.

Like all countries in the Mediterranean basin, Tunisia offers a "sun cuisine," based mainly on olive oil, spices, tomatoes, seafood (a wide range of fish) and meat from rearing (lamb).

Unlike other North African cuisine, Tunisian food is spicy hot. A popular condiment and ingredient which is used extensively Tunisian cooking, harissa is a hot red pepper sauce made of red chili peppers and garlic, flavoured with coriander, cumin, olive oil and often tomatoes. There is an old wife's tale that says a husband can judge his wife's affections by the amount of hot peppers she uses when preparing his food. If the food becomes bland then a man may believe that his wife no longer loves him. However when the food is prepared for guests the hot peppers are often toned down to suit the possibly more delicate palate of the visitor. Like harissa or chili peppers, the tomato is also an ingredient which cannot be separated from the cuisine of Tunisia. Tuna, eggs, olives and various varieties of pasta, cereals, herbs and spices are also ingredients which are featured prominently in Tunisian cooking.


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^^ Yogurt being a Turkish name does not mean that Turks invented it; I doubt something like yogurt can be attributed to any certain peoples or region but it probably existed in the earlier regions where farming started, Asia, wether West, South or East.

Your reference don't attribute it to Turks either.

I don't know who actually invented it (some attribute it to early Turks, why some find this unacceptable I don't understand) but it was invented by central asian nomads.

anyways: interestingly, the bacteria needed to ferment milk to produce yoghurt is extracted from yoghurt, so where did the bacteria come from in the first place before there was yoghurt to extract it from? (which came first, the bacteria or the yoghurt) :)

ps: anyone want some ayran?

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