Ramadan pictures from around the world

Ramadan pictures around the world

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/08/ramadan_2009.html

Share your experience....what could you relate with;
I am writing another article for New York Times on the
Customs of Ramadan around the world....and if I pick your
note, it will be your quote.

1. I was surprised to see the flat bread in Jordan.. same as the Injira bread the Ethiopians make and made by my Mom - all Indian vegetarian Restaurants make that pancake like bread called "dosa" - if it were to be filled with potatoes (same as country fried potatoes + turmeric) it would be called "Masala Dosa".

2. The Egyptian man was holding a brass cup filled with flour and was squeezing with a push - and out are vermicelli (noodles)... My Grand mother used the same thing and she pushed the flour with her thumb and I did it too... again it is served in every South Indian Restaurants called Payasam - and it is a specialty at the Ramadan Festival - called Sheer Qurma... or Dum ke Saywiyan.

3. Think of it - there are two staple food items that nearly 7 billion people eat - Wheat and Rice and out come so many products - most common is Tortillas/ Roti/ Chapati/ Paratha/ Naan/ Dosa/ Bread - The most common food items are: Wheat, Rice, Tomatoes, Potatoes (Quayle) and Onions - and my kids don't even eat Onions.

Enjoy it...

Mike Ghouse

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