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The Diversity of North African Cuisine
The North African kitchen is always associated with couscous as a staple, and rightly so. But the flavors and influences create regional differences that give each of the Maghreb countries it’s...
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A Likely Story
Unlike the simplistic Bedouin or Berber lifestyles of most parts of Libya, Tripoli has always been a metropolis, a meeting point of cultures and a crossroad for trade. I can imagine the exotic sounds...
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Days of White
White days are those that are full of joy, good and prosperity. Typically a wedding day, a birth of a baby, and a graduation from college are white. There seems to be an abundance of white in Libya...
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Naturally Sweet Date Syrup
Islamic celebrations follow a lunar calendar meaning that they fall on different dates every year. As such most food traditions tend to be based on year round staples rather than seasonal produce....
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Aseeda Barley Porridge
Barley forms the staple grain, along with durum wheat (hard wheat which is made into semolina) in the western region of Libya for both the Bedouin Arabs and the Amazigh Berbers. Barley is usually...
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