Thursday, November 18, 2010

Dear Eid, Nice To Meat You

There is one thing we will always find in every Idul Adha celebration, and that is RED MEAT. When we talk about red meat-based food, Indonesians usually either grill, fry or spice it with curry sauce. For more inspiration on cooking the red meat, let's just ask people living in the Gulf (and no, I'm not referring to Mexico).

Anyway, I did promise you I would share my articles on Ramadhan menus in Islamic countries. So here it is, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, let me present you: Jordanian Mansaf With Lamb Shank.
Courtesy of Hotel Ritz-Carlton Mega Kuningan Jakarta. For recipe, click here.

But the Gulf cuisines, and cuisines from other Islamic countries, are more than just red meat, that's for sure. We can find vegetable soup like  harira in Morocco, the delicate sweet appetizer hoşaf in Turkey and ummali in Egypt, and even fritter pakora in Pakistan.
 Harira. Courtesy of Hotel Ritz-Carlton Pacific Place Jakarta.

Hoşaf, made specially for me by Chef Sezai Zorlu of Anatolia Turkish restaurant. Thank you, chef!

Ummali. Courtesy of Hotel Four Season

Pakora. I had them at Koh-e-noor, Pasar Festival, Kuningan. Love the food.

Have a nice day, people:).

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