MOROCCAN FOODS THAT ARE COMMONLY USED A variety of cultures have reached into Moroccan kitchens. Spanish chickpeas, Arabian spices, Portuguese fish dishes (especially in the coastal city of Essaouira), and African and Senegalese spicy sauces all take their places with the ancient Berber dishes of couscous, tagine, bisteeya, and mechoui ...
Maltese Food and Culture
FOOD AND CULTURE OF MALTA Homer called it “the navel of the sea” and most maps show Malta as a dot in the Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast of Tunisia. Actually, Malta is an archipelago of several islands, the three largest and inhabited ones being Malta, Comino ...
Mexican Foods
FOODS IN MEXICO DAIRY PRODUCTS Fresh milk is available but is not widely used. Canned evaporated and sweetened condensed milks are popular, perhaps because they keep better. These are used in beverages and especially to make the dessert flan. Mild cheeses are usually used grated as a topping or garnish ...
Domestic Life in Mexico
MEXICAN DOMESTIC LIFE DOMESTIC LIFE Many old but very practical cooking utensils are still widely used in Mexico. These include: Cazuela: earthenware casserole used both for cooking and serving Olla: earthenware jug Comal: round iron or earthenware baking sheet used to cook tortillas Metate: three-legged oblong stone base used with ...
Special Occasions in Mexico
MEXICAN SPECIAL OCCASIONS The predominant religion in Mexico is Roman Catholic. But together with Christmas and Easter, many other typical Mexican festivals are observed and many of these are peculiar only to a province or town. Festivals are generally characterized with local costumes, street dancing, and vendors busily selling sweet ...
Meals and Customs in Mexico
MEXICAN MEALS AND CUSTOMS Desayuno is breakfast in Mexico and as in many other places, it is eaten early and is usually a light meal. For the countryside farmer or the worker in Mexico City, the first meal may be tortillas with frijoles refritos sprinkled with mild grated cheese and ...
Glossary of Foods and Food Terms in Mexico
MEXICAN FOOD GLOSSARY AND FOOD TERMS Almuerzo: name given to an early (11:00 a.m.) light lunch, often a dish based on Tortillas. Annatto: the seeds of a tropical tree, delicate in flavor but colors foods a bold orange-red. Called achiote in Mexico. Arroz: rice. Bolillas: crusty, torpedo-shaped rolls of white ...
Moroccan Food and Culture
FOOD AND CULTURE IN MOROCCO Morocco nestles on the northwest coast of Africa bordering the shores of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean with a finger of land pointing north-ward to Spain. This is also part of the region known as the Mahgrib, where great extremes of climate occur between the ...
Domestic Life in Morocco
MOROCCAN DOMESTIC LIFE Just as it is impossible to make sweeping generalizations about the 200 distinctive Berber groups, so is it impossible to speak of the average Moroccan home. The great gap between rich and poor defies comparisons. How can one even speak in the same breath of the lifestyle ...
Special Occasions in Morocco
MOROCCAN SPECIAL OCCASIONS The population of Morocco is 99 percent Arab-Berber, and therefore Muslim, with a tiny minority of Christians and Jews. Religious holidays, family occasions, and guests all call forth gracious hospitality and an abundance of the best of foods. To mark the sweetness of the occasion it is ...