Sunday, April 22, 2012

Middle Eastern Food

Middle Eastern food is my favorite food in the world. It ranges from nation to nation in the Middle East, however some people also tend to know that this specific dish came from a certain country, or for example, this certain dish arrived from here or originated from here. And the people in the Middle East eat things that may seem foreign or strange to the foreign public, however it is stuff we see as normal. For example people in the Middle East eat pigeons, turkey, geese, cow calf, cow stomach, cow intestines, cow kidneys, goat, and probably any type of fish that can be found in the sea.

Seafood in the Middle East is pretty important. For instance, in Alexandria, Egypt there are plenty of seafood restaurants that serve amazing (informed by other people) food. I don't mind seafood, however I wouldn't be found at a seafood restaurant.

There are plenty of vegetable dishes as well, such as Bamya, Fasuliya, Qolqas, and stuff that foreigners would never eat, however I personally seem to like it. Most of these dishes (with exception to qolqas) are served in some form of tomato sauce or another type of soup. Also, most of these dishes are served with chicken or meat that's right in the middle of the bowl containing this also.

Koshary is another vegetarian dish that's popular in Egypt. It's basically rice, noodles, lentils, and heavy tomato sauce with some fried onions on the top. It's a very filling dish, however some people say they get hungry after they eat it. I also recommend brushing your teeth for quite sometime afterwards because the onions on the top will leave your mouth smelling not fresh.

Nonetheless, Middle Eastern food is very unique to that specific location of the world and people there tend to find the dishes very appetizing. The markets that sell the ingredients in order to prepare these dishes are usually filled with people around noontime when little children are buying their necessary materials in order for the preparation to initiate at around three and dinner to start around four.

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