Malfouf — the Rice and Roll of the Middle East Published courtesy of ArabAmerica.com By Blanche Shaheen Arab America Contributing Writer The word “malfouf” in Arabic means both “cabbage” and “rolled.” So in Arab culture, cooks must have felt that it was only natural to roll up the cabbage around rice, and the popular dish…
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American Arabs, Arab World, ArabAmerica.com, Features, Food, Middle East, recipeArab food , Arab recipe , ArabAmerica.com , Cabbage rolls , lamb , malfouf , Mediterranean , Middle Eastern food , Recipe , rice , stuffed cabbage roll Mansaf, one of the most important Arab recipes When you think of the romantic lifestyle of the Arab in the desert, you think of camels, black and white stallions, heavy black tents, flowing robes, and a silver platter of one of the Arab World’s favorite recipes, Mansaf (Mensif, Mensiff). This lamb and rice dish heaped…
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Arab World, Features, Food, Palestine & Jordan, Ray Hanania, recipeArab World , Christians , feasts , fermented dried yogurt , Food , Jameed , JORDAN , lamb , Mansaf , mensiff , Muslims , Palestine , rice Rising Lamb costs changing Middle East food market The rising cost of lamb meat is forcing many Middle East and Arab restaurants to change their menus, offering cheaper and less appealing “ground beef” as an alternative to the more costly lamb, and it is having a negative impact on the quality of food served at…
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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Food, Middle East, Opinion, Ray Hanania, recipeArab restaurants , dolmades , kibbeh , lamb meat , meat , Mediterranean restaurants , Middle East restaurants , Olive oil , rice , rising costs , stuffed grape leaves , stuffed kibbeh , vegetarian grape leaves Shesh Besh Arab-Israeli recipes: Lamb and rice Stuffed Grape Leaves recipe. Aaron Hanania and Ray Hanania make stuffed grape leaves and show you how you can make it too, whether you are Arab, Israeli, Palestinian or Jewish. It’s one of the most popular Mediterranean food recipes. Video and story By Aaron Hanania and Ray Hanania Your…
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American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Christian & Muslim, Commentary, Editors Picks, Features, Food, Israel, Ray Hanania, recipe, VideoArab food , Arab people , Israel , Israeli food , Jews , lamb , Mediterranean food , Middle East , Middle East Food , Palestinian people , recipes , rice , stuffed grape leaves While it takes a labor of love, and time, to make stuffed grape leaves and stuffed zucchini, an faster recipe alternative is stuffed green peppers. Stuffed with small lamb chunks and rice in a spicy pre-broth, stuffed green peppers make for an exciting meal. By Ray Hanania Arabs love to stuff vegetables with spiced lamb…
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American Arabs, Bloggers, Commentary, Features, Food, Health, Ray HananiaArab food , fil fil mahshi , koosa , lamb , Mahshi , Mediterranean Diet , Mediterranean recipe , Middle Eastern , Recipe , rice , stuffed grape leaves , stuffed green peppers Author and writer Ray Hanania takes viewers through the steps to make the Mediterranean, Middle East recipe for Stuffed Grape Leaves, a popular lamb and rice food dish. By Ray Hanania Video demonstration of how to make stuffed grape leaves.
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Rising Lamb costs changing Middle East food market
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Rising Lamb costs changing Middle East food market The rising cost of lamb meat is forcing many Middle East and Arab restaurants to change their menus, offering cheaper and less appealing “ground beef” as an alternative to the more costly lamb, and it is having a negative impact on the quality of food served at…
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