I make okra. What? The Egyptian Lenten fast is 55 days long (out of about 210 days in the year... The Copts take their religious dietary restrictions seriously, it seems). The fast calls for an entirely vegan diet over those 55 days, excluding all dairy, meat and fish products. I'm not a regular practitioner of … Continue reading I don’t always follow the Coptic Lenten fast, but when I do…
Category: Food
Using Izmir as a ‘home base,’ I used the Bayram holiday to travel to two new places, Chios, and Bergama (coming soon!). Chios is a (not that) small island 7 kilometers off the coast from Turkey, in the Aegean Sea. It is most famous for its production of mastic, a tree resin. The name of the … Continue reading Bayram I: Chios – the Mastic Island
Note on the title of this post: "Sah-tein" (Sa7tein) is the Lebanese equivalent of bon appetit. When you drink, one says "sa-ha," (sa7a) and the dual form ending (ein) is applied to the word for eating; double saha. It's no surprise to y'all that I love Middle Eastern food.The standards are common in the States: … Continue reading Sa7tein!
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