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Omm Ali أم علي

Tue, 2006-07-18 12:31 by shima

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Also spelled as Umm Ali.

Omm Ali أم علي means "Mother of Ali". This dish has some unsavory history.

In Arab countries, it is customary to call a person as "Father of X" (Abu X, or Abou X), X usually being the name of the eldest son.

There are different versions for why this dish was named Omm Ali.

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