Sahlab (salep, saloop, salop) سحلب

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Sahlab is a popular winter drink in Egypt in cafes, as well as in homes.

The beverage is a thick creamy white hot drink.

The main ingredient is the Salep, which is a white flour like powder obtained from the dried tubers of a wild orchid, Orchis mascula.

The flour is used in other Turkish cooking, such as the thick dondurma ice cream.

The main ingredient in the flour is mucilage, which gives sahlab its thick characteristic.

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Carob (Locust bean) drink Kharroob خروب

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Carob is the legume fruit of the Carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua. It is also known as Locust bean, kharoob, and in Arabic خروب.

The fruit is consumed in Egypt as a snack, and used to make a refreshing cold drink popular in shops and street vendors.

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Purdue Horticulture on new crops on Carob.

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Preparation Time: 0.75 hours

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Molasses / عسل أسود - عسل سرياقوسي

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Known in Egypt as 'black honey', molasses is extracted from sugar cane, which grows well in Egypt's hot summers.Traditionally kept for relatively long periods in earthenware jars known as ballas بلاص, it does not need refrigiration.Molasses is used to sweeten some dessert dishes and jam-like preserves.It is also used as a snack dip and dessert, in combination with tahini and pita bread.

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Halawa Tahinia / Halwa / Halva حلاوة طحينية

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Halawa Tahinia is made from tahini (sesame seed paste), combined with sugar, and shaped into blocks.Traditionally, halawa was made in two varieties, a hard brittle type, and a less common chewy dough like variety. Both were sold in tins. Nowadays, many additions and variations exist, such as halwa with pistachios, halwa with chocolate, halwa with hazelnuts, and more.Halwa is eaten as a filling in sandwiches made from pita bread.Because it is rich in calories and filling, and not expensive, it is a staple of the working class. It also need no fridge to keep for a long time.

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Molasses with Tahini عسل أسود بالطحينة

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This is a snack/dip as well as a dessert.

In Egypt, this is eaten as breakfast or an evening meal.

As you mix the ingredients, watch the interesting patterns the dark molasses makes in the light colored tahini. Fun for kids to watch.

Servings: 1

Preparation Time: 0.25 hours

Ingredients

3 tablespoons Molasses
3 tablespoons Tahini (sesame seed paste)
1 Pita bread

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Gum Mastic / Mesteka مستكة

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Known in Egypt as Mesteka, the Mastic resin is used in many Egyptian dishes, ranging from soups to meat and desserts.

The Greeks seem to think that this ingredient is unique to them, but it is not. In Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, the dondurma ice cream is made with Mastic.

The resin has a unique flavor and can be chewed like gum, where the translucent hard droplets turn into opaque white.

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