Food around the world: Middle East (Part 4)
- Nomad
- Aug 16, 2016
- 2 min read
Leaving Asia, let’s now migrate South West.
I’ve never actually been to the Middle East, but my circle of friends looks like the UN Security Council in terms of its diversity. As such, I have a lot of friends from the Middle East and having been invited to their places for family events, celebrations and other occasions, I realized how similar the food culture was with the African one: always lots of food, food that is usually very heavy (but oh so good!) and the eating just doesn’t stop! Similarly to Africans, spices are also very important in the food making process.
Sugar is sweet and so are you
The one difference I have noticed with African culture however is the importance of deserts – very sweet and very delicious.
Just like the meals, there is usually a large selection of deserts to end the meal on a “sweet” note!
Similarly to Africans, the Middle Eastern People will encourage eating, as an act of welcoming you by sharing what they have with you. Care for some Greek next week? Join us next week in Europe for reflections around food on the European continent!
Care to share your experiences with us?
We've now gone through 3 continents and explored the place of food in 4 major regions of our planet and we know it is far from representing the whole world. What does food represent in your part of the world? Use our comments section below and give us your 2 cents!
If you've missed the previous parts of this series, click to check out part 1, part 2 and part 3 to catch up!
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About the author - Nomad, The Ndebele Sista
Nomad is a Sista Tweet blogger, co-creator, External Relations Manager and Strategic Thinker.
She's a lover of international cultures and foods and when she's not on Sista Tweet or growing her career at her day job, she's busy planning her next trip around the world.
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