Saturday, July 23, 2011
Tamarind, Carob, Hibiscus, Apricot mmmmmmmmmmmm yummy drinks
I love this. In Arabic Tamarind is Tamra Hindi.
In Egypt they boil the Tamarind and make a delicious and very refreshing drink with it. Other similar traditional oriental health drinks (?I think? depending on the amount of sugar!) those made from Carob, and also from apricots and hibiscus. You can buy them easy peasy (like I do) at the grocery store in cartons such as the below, or bottled, or make it the natural way yourself.
In Egypt they boil the Tamarind and make a delicious and very refreshing drink with it. Other similar traditional oriental health drinks (?I think? depending on the amount of sugar!) those made from Carob, and also from apricots and hibiscus. You can buy them easy peasy (like I do) at the grocery store in cartons such as the below, or bottled, or make it the natural way yourself.
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| A man walking through the streets selling cups of Tamarind drink |
Window shopping
In Egypt, they take window shopping seriously, as you can see from the below storefronts.
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| Maybe a bit hard to see with the photo minimized, but these are shoes on display (click to enlarge photo) |
Innovation is everywhere.
Anything you can imagine is possible. See how the guy below adapted his car and converted it into his very own Jeep!
Moloheya
Moloheya is one of those things that looks gross because of it can be slimy (trust me, if eating it cold is NOT good),
BUT, if you have a GOOD dish of moloheya, then it is the most truly delicious and healthy greeness possible, bursting full of essential minerals and vitamins and packed with garlicky taste. It is cooked with meat and is a bit thicker than a soup, eaten with Egyptian bread and/or white rice. It's easy to prepare delicious vegan and vegetarian versions too. YUM!
Amazingly, ALL of the children I know in Egypt LOVE to eat moloheya. Even my daughter, who is about the pickiest eater on the planet. So its a great food for parents to prepare for their children to ensure they get enough of the daily vitamins and minerals they require.
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| My daughter's bowl. |
Amazingly, ALL of the children I know in Egypt LOVE to eat moloheya. Even my daughter, who is about the pickiest eater on the planet. So its a great food for parents to prepare for their children to ensure they get enough of the daily vitamins and minerals they require.
Basket pulley systems
In Egypt, most people live in apartment buildings. Often, without elevators. To avoid going up and down the stairs, many of the apartments on the upper floors have devised fabulous pulley systems to bring things up and down from below.
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