India
Turkey
Jordan
Tanzania
Egypt
Morocco
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| I believe this was paneer tikka masala with naan. (its hard to tell since most dishes look the same!) Paneer is unfermented cottage cheese, a staple for protein here as most people are vegetarians. Quite delicious!!! |
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| "Thali" meaning a set plate. Here it came with lentils, mixed veg, rice, yogurt and chipati. |
Turkey
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| The staple of Turkish food...the "doner kebap." Joe ate his fair share of these! |
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| Standard and delicious meal! Grilled meat with rice, salad, "chips," and of course bread! |
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| Fish from our 7 island cruise! |
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| Corn, grilled or boiled, is a traditional street food! |
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| Turkish breakfast: bread, olives, cheese, tomato, cucumber, egg (either boiled or an omlette) and "cigarette rolls" (fried pastry with cheese inside). I love breakfast!!! |
Jordan
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| Jordanian sweets: pastry filled with cream (left); some sort of cheese with a breading covering (right). Both are sprinkled with pistachios and drizzzled with sugar water! yum!!! |
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| Traditional Bedouin food: rice with lamb or goat (not really sure! hah!) and some sort of sour milk sauce. It was surprisingly good! Everyone sits around the dish and eats with their hands. |
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| We went to a typical Jordanian restuarant with our friends living in Amman and some locals. Its kinda like a tapas, everybody shares thing. We had kepabs, hummus, cream cheese with pine nuts, eggs with potatoes and of course pitas to eat it with! |
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| They fed us well on the mountain. Here, potatoes and veggies. Most nights we started with a soup and some sort of bread then had a vegetable dish and a starch. For breakfast, we'd have porridge and sometimes an egg. |
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| Local Tanzanian flair...very basic, rice with some veggies and either meat or beans. |
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| Fried bread, sometimes filled with various meats. (much to snyder's delight and Joe's chagrin!) |
Egypt
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| Baba Ghanoush, a delicious bread dip made from eggplant! (this ones for you, JP!) |
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| "Koshery," a rice, pasta, tomato sauce, bean mixture. An Egyptian specialty that actualy isn't too bad! |
Morocco
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mint tea, usually made with fresh mint and green tea. A Moroccan drink, all day and socially. (especially since the don't drink alcohol.) Below: fresh mint being carried through the market. |
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Tajines, a Moroccan staple, cooking. They are used to cook meats and vegetables, similar to a stew. They cook slowly so the meats are tender and delicious! |
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| Chicken tajine and chicken and veggie couscous (back) |
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| Moroccan salad: cucumbers, tomatoes, onions back: some kind of bean/lentil dip for bread and of course, olives. |
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| Joe got adventurous and got a "Berber omelet" (tomatoes, onions, black olives) |
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| Typical breakfast: some type of bread with choice of butter, cheese and apricot jam (I think!) Served with coffee and steamed whole milk (so delicious!) and mint tea, also delicious and seems to be a moroccan specialty! Breakfast is delicious but always served very hot...much like everything is which is kinda hard to enjoy in the blistering heat, but I've managed! =) (I guess its a sure bet that any bacteria is killed?!?!) |
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| left: chicken (poulet) kabobs with rice and fries (a common combo!) right: veggie couscous and as always, olives and bread are served with every meal pretty much as a side/appetizer. |
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| One night in Chefchouan, Morocco Joe had a margarita pizza and prayed it was mozzarella cheese. I had couscous with chicken and carmelized onions and some unknown fruit on top. It was delicious!! |
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Its true....Joe ate McDonalds in Madrid....even after he spilled it on the McDonalds floor! desperation!?! |
