Feast: Food of the Islamic World
Qatari shrimp "risotto" (Mashbuss rubyan)
Mashbuss, also spelt as machboos, makbous, or majboos, is a family of rice dishes that are common throughout the Middle East. They are...
Indonesian kebuli biryani
Biryani is associated with the Islamic world, it is a combination of rice and meat, and in vegetarian versions with paneer or vegetables....
Egg briouats (Briouat bel beid)
Briouats are Morocco's version of the Indian samosa, Turkish borek or the Lebanese fatayer. In these cultures, there are an almost...
Date ice cream
Dates are a symbol of the Arab world and the cultivation of dates goes back to centuries to probably the 6000-8000 BC and are considered...
Egyptian bread pudding (Umm Ali)
Islamic culture has a tradition of bread puddings that arose from the need to use stale bread. It was a simple solution to soak the bread...
Vegetarian stuffed Swiss chard (Mehshi silo bil-zeyt)
Stuffing leaves are traditional in the Middle East with the most common leaf being grape leaves and cabbage. The stuffing is usually meat...
Qatari chicken and rice
The world of biryani, layered rice, though originally from India, crosses out of its borders in today world of migration and trade. This...
Syrian saffron milk pudding (Muhallebi)
A milk pudding is the most basic of all desserts, essentially thickened milk and sugar. Countless versions of this dessert exist based on...
Moroccan rice pudding (Rozz b'lehlib)
Rice originated in either India or China. It has always been the major grain of the civilized world and quickly replaced ancient grains...
Chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemons (D'jaj m'chermel)
Morocco is known for its variety of tagines, a lovely meaty stew that usually, but not always, contains dried fruits. These slow-cooked...
Grilled chicken with Zanzibari sauce (Chicken mishkaki/Dejaj)
Mishkaki is derived from the Swahili word for meat grilled over charcoal. It could be beef. lamb or chicken, as in this case. Mishkaki is...