Ramadan Traditions

[caybee 21]

You are very welcome!

Samsa- Another Ramadan fav!

Barazek-

M'hanncha-

Kalb el Gazelle-

I assume "gazelle" refers to the shape and not the ingredient.

That all looks amazing.

Wait a minute..."dog," like a hotdog??

Edited August 28, 2008 by caybee

[Tunisia216 2]

All of these sweets..... Who is bringing the milk????

[Jenn! 918]

Oh that reminds me, Wadi has this tradition of drinking buttermilk during Ramadan.

[Tunisia216 2]

That's not just a MENA thing, it's a southern thing too.. My mother's family downs that stuff and I have tried and tried and no matter what I can't stomach it!!

Oh that reminds me, Wadi has this tradition of drinking buttermilk during Ramadan.

[Jenn! 918]

That's not just a MENA thing, it's a southern thing too.. My mother's family downs that stuff and I have tried and tried and no matter what I can't stomach it!!

Oh that reminds me, Wadi has this tradition of drinking buttermilk during Ramadan.

I think it's pretty gross too.

He's not even a milk drinker usually, and he never drinks buttermilk, only during Ramadan. I was surprised to find out that it's actually lower in calories and fat than regular milk!

[Tunisia216 2]

Maybe if it was just a little sweeter or something I could get it down... or I dunno if it's the thickness or something..... But I guess adding sugar isn't going to give me those low cal benefits ... Never win

That's not just a MENA thing, it's a southern thing too.. My mother's family downs that stuff and I have tried and tried and no matter what I can't stomach it!!

Oh that reminds me, Wadi has this tradition of drinking buttermilk during Ramadan.

I think it's pretty gross too.

He's not even a milk drinker usually, and he never drinks buttermilk, only during Ramadan. I was surprised to find out that it's actually lower in calories and fat than regular milk!

[Aymsgirl 0]

Maybe if it was just a little sweeter or something I could get it down... or I dunno if it's the thickness or something..... But I guess adding sugar isn't going to give me those low cal benefits ... Never win

That's not just a MENA thing, it's a southern thing too.. My mother's family downs that stuff and I have tried and tried and no matter what I can't stomach it!!

Oh that reminds me, Wadi has this tradition of drinking buttermilk during Ramadan.

I think it's pretty gross too.

He's not even a milk drinker usually, and he never drinks buttermilk, only during Ramadan. I was surprised to find out that it's actually lower in calories and fat than regular milk!

Ohhhhhh yucky! That stuff taste like it is rotten!

[Tunisia216 2]

Exactly!!! IiiiiYUCK! lol

Ohhhhhh yucky! That stuff taste like it is rotten!

[Henia 11]

Caybee: You are silly .. yes, they refer to the filling! Gazelles are prize in NA ... and the horns look like the cresent, symbol of Islam thus the name! LOL!

Jenn!: Yuck, everyone drinks lebn during Ramadan ... tradition from the Prophet (saw) lebn or milk with dates! But never catch me drinking it! LOL!

[Tunisia216 2]

I will take the milk and dates!!!! Any day lol

Caybee: You are silly .. yes, they refer to the filling! Gazelles are prize in NA ... and the horns look like the cresent, symbol of Islam thus the name! LOL!

Jenn!: Yuck, everyone drinks lebn during Ramadan ... tradition from the Prophet (saw) lebn or milk with dates! But never catch me drinking it! LOL!

[S and S 12]

I like to use buttermilk when I make chicken fried steak. Whatever is leftover I use in my mashed potatoes too. I couldn't drink it by itself though.

As for milk and dates during Ramadan, I don't like the taste of milk and I'm lactose intolerant anyway. I tried soy milk, but it tastes bad too and still makes me feel upset to my stomach because of that. Sometimes I brave a very small glass of milk if it is going with fresh baked cookies, but that is worth a tummy ache and the cookies cover the taste of the milk.

Edited August 29, 2008 by S and S

[Tunisia216 2]

Me too and I agree.. frying things, pancakes, mashed potatoes, and even some sweets/cakes it does well in, but drinking that stuff straight.. *vomit face*

I like to use buttermilk when I make chicken fried steak. Whatever is leftover I use in my mashed potatoes too. I couldn't drink it by itself though.

[caybee 21]

My dad hated buttermilk until he hit his 40s, and then suddenly he loved it. I still hate it.

A kid asked my 7th-grade science teacher if it could spoil, and she replied no, that it already was spoiled. That about sums it up for me.

[Tunisia216 2]

Ewwwhhh.... anything growing it's own antibiotics is not for me

My dad hated buttermilk until he hit his 40s, and then suddenly he loved it. I still hate it.

A kid asked my 7th-grade science teacher if it could spoil, and she replied no, that it already was spoiled. That about sums it up for me.

[Henia 11]

I agree in marinades, or really anything that you will cook! You can't taste the buttermilk so I could do it .. but drinking! HELL NO! And even more HELL NO is eating the "butter" that is on top! OMG the smell! I donnow why my daughter likes it! But actually the buttermilk in the US smells better then the ones here since the pasterization (sp?) takes away alot of the smell! And really I am ready for summer to be over ... so we won't have anymore *bad milk* incidents .... and I don't have to boil the milk 3x! Too much work!

BTW does anyone like kefir here?