Ramadan pictures around the world
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/ramadan_2009.html
Share your experience….what could you relate with;
I am writing another article for New York Times on the
Customs of Ramadan around the world….and if I pick your
note, it will be your quote.
1. I was surprised to see the flat bread in Jordan.. same as the Injira bread the Ethiopians make and made by my Mom – all Indian vegetarian Restaurants make that pancake like bread called “dosa” – if it were to be filled with potatoes (same as country fried potatoes + turmeric) it would be called “Masala Dosa”.
2. The Egyptian man was holding a brass cup filled with flour and was squeezing with a push – and out are vermicelli (noodles)… My Grand mother used the same thing and she pushed the flour with her thumb and I did it too… again it is served in every South Indian Restaurants called Payasam – and it is a specialty at the Ramadan Festival – called Sheer Qurma… or Dum ke Saywiyan.
3. Think of it – there are two staple food items that nearly 7 billion people eat – Wheat and Rice and out come so many products – most common is Tortillas/ Roti/ Chapati/ Paratha/ Naan/ Dosa/ Bread – The most common food items are: Wheat, Rice, Tomatoes, Potatoes (Quayle) and Onions – and my kids don’t even eat Onions.
Enjoy it…
Mike Ghouse
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