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  Arab cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arab cuisine is the cuisine of the Arab countries.
Arab Cuisine is largely a mixture of Mediterranean and Indian food, with a dash of heat.
Arabian cuisine today is the result of a combination of richly diverse cuisines, incorporating Lebanese cooking, Indian cooking, and many items not indigenous to the Persian gulf region, which were imported on the dhows and caravans.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arab_cuisine   (547 words)

  
 Learn more about Cuisine in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A cuisine (from the French word for "kitchen") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin.
New cuisines are constantly evolving, as certain aesthetics rise and fall in popularity among professional chefs and their clientele.
These cuisines are based on the cuisines of the countries from which the immigrant peoples came, primarily Europe.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /c/cu/cuisine.html   (460 words)

  
 Falafel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is a highly popular form of fast food in the Arab East, but is also made as a snack food for the youth.
In Indian cuisine, ambode is a fried ball of soaked chickpeas, similar to falafel.
In Italian cuisine, "frittata di ceci" (chickpea fritter) is very similar to falafel.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falafel   (689 words)

  
 Italian cuisine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italian cuisine is extremely varied: the country of Italy was only unified in 1861, and its cuisines reflect the cultural variety of its regions and its diverse history (with culinary influences from Greek, Roman, Norman and Arab civilizations).
Italian cuisine is regarded as a prime example of the Mediterranean diet, and is imitated all over the world.
Roman cuisine, for example, uses a lot of pecorino (sheep's cheese) and offal (frattaglie), while Tuscan cooking features white beans, meat, and unsalted bread; the pizzas of Rome are thin as crackers, while Neapolitan and Sicilian pizza is thicker.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Italian_cuisine   (581 words)

  
 Arab Countries
Arab cuisine, flavoured by fragrances enriching its recipes, represents a worthy world ambassador of culture and history of this region.
Spices help in rendering the traditional Arab cuisine definitely refined, while even simpler dishes are served with such a friendly attitude that you feel warmth enfolding the whole atmosphere at any unforgettable time, for both guests and house-masters.
Eventually, Arab cuisine comprehends beverages such as the refreshing palm tree sap, to be drunk cool, before it ferments and becomes as fizzy as certain wines.
alimentazione.medialighieri.it /inglese/attivita/arabi.htm   (623 words)

  
 Whole Foods Market : Recipes : The Mystique of Moroccan Cuisine
Moroccan cuisine has been popular in Europe for decades but is just now being noticed in the U.S. Such neglect is hard to understand since chefs and professional foodies have long rated it as one of the best cuisines in the world.
Moroccan cuisine is a reflection of its long and colorful history, with French, Spanish, Jewish and Arab influences a rich garnish on the culinary traditions of the Berbers.
Arab influence was the first to be felt and is by far the most dominant.
www.wholefoods.com /recipes/kitchentips/moroccancuisine.html   (975 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> pita   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Pita and other flat or pocket bread is traditional in many Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines from North Africa through the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula to India and Afghanistan and is believed to have originated in Ancient Syria.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first mention of the word in English was in 1951, with references to Balkan, Greek, and especially Arab cuisine in the next two decades.
The western name for the Arab bread called khubz adi (ordinary bread) or names meaning Arab, Egyptian, Syrian bread or kumaj (a Turkish loanword properly meaning a bread cooked in ashes), baked in a brick bread oven.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/pita   (844 words)

  
 Cocina Criolla, Arabe e Internacional   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
If we were to describe: Native Cuisine, we could say that it is the embodiment of the customs, folklore and character of the inhabitants of a country or region.
Arab Cuisine occupies a very special place in the development of native cuisine.
Be it typical Native Cuisine, or after more than 100 years as part of the local Cartagenian flavor, the ever popular Arab Cuisine, and, of course, the best of the International Dishes, The Restaurant: "La Olla Cartagenera" offers a large variety, in fine cuisines to enhance your dinning pleasure.
www.cartagenainfo.com /cocinacriolla/english.html   (291 words)

  
 ANBA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Most of the Christian Arabs follow the tradition of bringing their family together for a meal on Easter Sunday and at this time the recipes of their Arab mothers and grandmothers are usually there.
She supplies sweets, Arab specialties, for events, and as a specialist in the field, she says that it is possible to have entirely Arab meals on Good Friday.
Although Arab cuisine is part of Easter celebrations, most of members of the Arab colony who live in Brazil also give chocolate eggs as presents to their children on this date, as is traditional.
www.anba.com.br /ingles/noticia.php?id=10515   (613 words)

  
 Bublos.com, Books ›› The Arab Table: Recipes and Culinary Traditions
It is one of the world's oldest and most intriguing cuisines, yet few have explored the diverse dishes and enchanting flavors of Arab cookery beyond hummus and tabouleh.
Throughout, essays on Arab holidays, from Eid Al Adha, the feast celebrating the end of the pilgrimage to Mecca, to Ramadan and Mubarakeh, the celebration for the birth of a baby, are explained and menus are provided for each.
Arab food is one of the world's oldest cuisines; yet surprisingly little has been written to provide an in-depth coverage: that's why The Arab Table: Recipes & Culinary Traditions' 188 recipes is so important as an introduction to the range of Arab culinary traditions.
www.bublos.com /isbn/0060586141.html   (1528 words)

  
 The Arab World - Your Web Guide to everything arab
The word "Arab" is applied to Muslims, Jews and Christians who speak the Arabic language and identify themselves with the Arab way of life.
It was in the Arab world where people first developed the system of writing; scientific advances were also developed.
Although there are differences among the Arab people from Morocco to the Persian Gulf, Arab people enjoy a common bond of history, culture and tradition.
cecilmarie.web.prw.net /arabworld/intro.htm   (442 words)

  
 Saudi Aramco World : Esfihas to Go   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The world's largest fast-food chain that serves Arab cuisine is not in the Middle East.
I decided to create an Arab fast-food menu, aimed not only at the Arab immigrant colony but also at the Brazilian palate, with one extra ingredient: very low prices," says Saraíva. "This was an original idea.
Now Habib's is no longer the only Arab fast-food chain in Brazil: There are Casa de Esfiha, Mister Sheik and several others, all of which contend for the market opened by Habib's, but Saraiva's chain remains the most popular and successful.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/200006/esfihas.to.go.htm   (1227 words)

  
 Cuisine Portal @ VariedTastes.com (Varied Tastes)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning "cooking; culinary art; kitchen"; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning "to cook") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin.
One characteristic component of the cuisines of these regions is rice and curry dishes.
French cuisine is considered to be one of the world's most refined and elegant styles of cooking.
www.variedtastes.com   (1365 words)

  
 Chef Ramzi Adds World of Flavors to Arab Cuisine
Then an excited neighbor called one day at noon and yelled that they should turn on the television immediately, because Chef Ramzi was preparing that very thing.
Ramzi Shwayri, Lebanon's first television chef, is changing the face of Arab cuisine.
Arab nations squabble about food along with everything else, so Chef Ramzi discovered that favoring a Lebanese method would prompt a flood of calls from say, Egypt, complaining of bias.
www.bintjbeil.com /articles/en/020107_macrarquhar.html   (1027 words)

  
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It is the traditional food eaten by the citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, encompassing all the countries of the peninsula excluding Yemen.
Arab Cuisine is largely a mixture of Mediterranean cuisine and Indian cuisine food, with a dash of Scoville scale DevelopmentOriginally, the bedouin roaming the deserts of Saudi Arabia relied heavily on a diet of Date Palm with bingo online little variety, save the occasional, expensive camel or goat, bingo online with a heavy emphasis
In addition, the cuisine is heavily dosed with anything spicy from hot sauces to every variety of pepper, to tea drank the hotter the better.
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 Poison Pen Press - Cookery Books
Prior to the publication of this book, information pertaining to Byzantine cuisine from 330 to 1453 AD was scattered and, in general, not available in English translation.
Drawing on many sources, Marks gives us a look at the types of food consumed in the Empire and the herbs and spices used for seasoning; the cooking methods used; the customs and behavior to be maintained during a meal; and the types of cutlery, dishware, serving pieces, and furniture most commonly in use.
“A history of Indian cuisine from the imperial kitchen of the Mughal invader Babur to the smoky cookhouse of the British Raj.” Discusses the effect of the introduction of New World ingredients and the fusion of different food traditions as wave after wave of invaders took over the country.
www.poisonpenpress.com /cookery.html   (5644 words)

  
 Ethnic Cuisine
Spanish, Jewish and Arab influences combine with the native Berbers to create the cultural stew which is the spice of Morocco.
The strong Arab influence found in two of the royal cities, Fez and Marrakech, contributed greatly to Moroccan cuisine, as did the Andalusian sensibilities of Tetuan and the Jewish traditions from the coastal city of Essaouira.
Moroccan cuisine is rich in spices, only natural when you consider the ages-old spice trade from Arabia to North Africa.
www.sallys-place.com /food/ethnic_cusine/morocco.htm   (2963 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Arab Table: Recipes and Culinary Traditions: Books: May Bsisu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
`The Arab Table' by May S. Bsisu, a native of Kuwait, the wife of a Palestinian (and resident of Lebanon for several years) and current resident of Cincinnati is a personal account of Arab cooking, based less on scholarship than on her experiences and experiences of her family and close friends.
The Greek, Turkish, and Arab cuisines even share the same Mezes traditions, although the Arabs would generally take their snacks with coffee rather than with wine.
The one application for which this book is really superb is as a cookbook for an Arab family living in the United States or other English speaking country, and who does not have a strong Arab culinary tradition of their own on which to fall back.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060586141?v=glance   (2591 words)

  
 Food from the Arab World
It is proud of its importance to tourists and businessmen alike, with the result that its hotels and restaurants satisfy the demands of travellers as well as discerning residents.
Good food is plentiful in Lebanon and its skilful cooks are masters of the intricacies of Arab cuisine.
The Arabs like to spread their bread with olive oil, or with soft white cheese, or to dip it in the delicious oily purees which they make from chick peas, broiled eggplant or parsley flavored with pungent sesame seed oil.
almashriq.hiof.no /general/600/640/641/khayat/introduction.html   (1217 words)

  
 Arabian Restaurants, Arabian Cuisine in Cuba with Cuba Restaurants Guide
With the coming of Islam, to these were added the dietary customs of the Arabs, and through the growth of the Turkish Empire, Turkish methods of cooking were also incorporated in the culinary tradition.
In the areas covered by this dietary civilization, nan became widespread, but on special occasions or among the upper classes, the rice dish called pilau was also frequently served.
In a former friar convent, Arab food is served.
www.cuba-restaurants-guide.com /by_type/arab.htm   (259 words)

  
 London's Middle East Food Scene - MiddleEastUK.com - Lifestyle
As the number of visiting Arabs and immigrants grew, and as Europe became more interested and accepting of foreign culture, the diversity and number of specialised eateries increased.
It is frequented not only by the older generation but also by the younger twenty-somethings who've lived most of their lives in Britain.
While Italian, Chinese and Indian restaurants have become 'boring', Arab food is very much in vogue and many European menus have started to include Middle Eastern dishes such as tabbouli, humous, baba ghanoush or their derivations.
www.middleeastuk.com /culture/lifestyle/foodscene.htm   (1256 words)

  
 GO.HRW.COM
Although the countries in the region share a similar geography, Arab and Israeli foods are as different as the two cultures.
Arab cuisine has developed from life in the desert.
Find out about some Arab foods that are enjoyed all over the world.
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 Cuisine, venezuelan cuisine, jewish cuisine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cuisine About Louisiana cuisine, venezuelan cuisine, jewish cuisine..
Cookbook of popular Kashmiri dishes with introduction to the food culture, by SS Kaul Kilam and Shyam Rani Kilam cuisine.
Description of the cuisine with ten recipes such as Tsebhi derho (spicy chicken) and Injera (flat bread) cuisine.
www.aweshome.com /cuisine.html   (198 words)

  
 Welcome to Ici La Press - Good News Cafe - Woodbury, Connecticut
The renowned Sicilian cooking school founder shares her knowledge of her homeland’s cuisine and love for its foods and traditions.
A complete guide to the nutritious and healthful cuisine enjoyed for centuries on the island of Crete.
A definitive work on cuisine from diverse Arab cultures, named one of 10 best cookbooks of 2002 by Newsweek.
good-news-cafe.com /ici   (592 words)

  
 Arabic Cook books, Recipes, Dishes. Arab cooking from Syria, Egypt, Morocco
Algerian Cuisine includes articles and recipes about Berber food, Couscous Kabyle- Ameqfoul.
Report It Algerian Cuisine Recipes and photos of Algerian dishes written by a chef instructor who was born in France
Report It Jordanian cuisine Eeting the Jordanian way.
www.arab.de /arab/Arts_Entertainment/Cooking   (276 words)

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