Secrets Of Arabic Food
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Arabic food or middle eastern food is part of the Arabic culture, and whether you want an Arabic food recipe for traditional Arabian roasted lamb , or you just want to choose a lamb cut from the market and cook it yourself, you might want to know the names of food ingredients in the Arabic language. Now here is your first food list: =======================ENGLISH --------------- | --------------- ARABIC
Both the above desserts* konafa and ** katta'yef are extremely delicious desserts mainly served during the Ramadan's holy month, but you will find them in desserts speciality shops all year around. Syria, Lebanon and Egypt will offer you the best of these desserts. Do not ever miss the chance, but don' over do it ! Note: If you want a kebab sandwich, you ask for 'Shawirma' شاورمه or 'sandawich Shawirma'. On the other hand, Kabab is a kind of barbecue meat cooked on coal, usually an expensive meal offered in speciality restaurants.
Halal حلال
{ halal - halal meat - halal food }. You will hear and see this word a lot in Arabic restaurants, Arabic food stores....etc I will explain this for you. Halal is the meat of an animal (Muslims do not eat pork) slaughtered under the Islamic law, a Muslim is only allowed to eat halal meat. In general, the word Halal means anything that is done right according to the Muslim law (halal money, halal income , halal relationship .....etc).
You can find
more about the Arabic calendar here.
Now, let's get back to our food list: ENGLISH --------------- | ---------------- ARABIC
Mezza means appetizers, in the form of light dishes served usually before the main middle eastern dish,or with drinks. The main mizza dishes are: Hummos, Tabboola (or Tabboole), Tahina and Baba Ghanooj; plus extra olives and pickles of course. You will find a lot of details about these Arabic food recipes in Arabic cookbooks and middle eastern cuisines. By the way, all the above names for mezza appetizers are
colloquial words.
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Drinks مشروبات ==================Now lets leave Arabic cooking and the middle eastern food a bit, let me tell how to pronounce the names of different drinks. ENGLISH --------------- | ---------------- ARABIC
Kitchen Supplies أدوات المطبخ ========================
Cooking Arabic food in a middle eastern kitchen, will utilize the same modern kitchen supplies with different levels of sophistication; you will find the kitchen mixer (called 'khallatt' in Arabic), the pyrex ovenware (called simply 'pyrex' and sometimes 'birex'), the food processor and the cook ware sets with different names and variations in the pronunciation. ENGLISH -------------- | --------------- ARABIC
Final Notes ============= Before we finish talking about Arabic food, I want you to know how to pronounce two letters in Arabic, the letter G and the letter R ... you should know that, and it is easy.
When talking about Arabic food or middle eastern food (and when you are speaking Arabic in general), please note the difference in pronunciation for the letter G between Egypt and other Arab countries : In Egypt, the letter G is pronounced as the G in Glass. In other Arab countries it is pronounced as the J in John. You can use both, they will understand you. Example: The Arabic word for Cup is: فنجان This word is pronounced Fingan in Egypt and Sudan, and Finjan in other Arab countries. Another important thing in Arabic pronunciation I want you to be aware of, is the letter R , you have to utter it clearly, do not minimize it like in English, or change it like in French. Example: If you are in an Arabic or middle eastern restaurant and you want to order soup, you will ask for 'shorba'. Shorba, means Soup...... شوربه shoRba (with a clear R please). Forn, means Oven....... فرن foRn (clear R please). It is a good idea to familiarize yourself with
The Arabic Alphabet.
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