Or do you prefer to spell it koshary? Because the name of this dish is transliterated from Arabic, there are variations in English spellings. But whatever way you spell it, this is a tasty dish from Egypt—and because I’m heading for Egypt tomorrow, I thought it would be an appropriate recipe to leave you with, [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 13, 2008
Which Came First?
A farmer in Morocco sells free-range eggs by the side of the road.
On this blog, it was the chicken, but elsewhere, the question still remains, which came first—the chicken or the egg?
That eggs are worthy of admiration has been recounted by many of the great chefs and gastronomes of the last few centuries. The sixteenth-century [...]
May 9, 2008
Galinha Cafeal
The recipe below is a tasty, slightly exotic, but relatively simple way of preparing chicken. It comes from Mozambique, part of Portuguese Africa. Enjoy
Galinha Cafeal
Grilled Chicken with Coconut Sauce
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
1 3-lb. chicken, cut up
1 Tbs. vegetable oil or melted butter
1 cup coconut milk
Place the [...]
May 2, 2008
A Chicken in Every Pot
A chicken in every pot was not first promised by American politicians but by a French king. Henry IV (Henry of Navarre) said, in the 16th century, “I want there to be no peasant in my realm so poor that he will not have a chicken in his pot every Sunday.” Nowadays, chickens outnumber humans [...]
