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By: Saudi Cooking: A Very Traditional Recipe — Fatta « American Bedu

Saudi Cooking: A Very Traditional Recipe — Fatta « American Bedu — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:06:57 +0000

[...] with the donation of lamb, goat, beef or camel for those less fortunate. Most families choose lamb. It is traditonal to offer a portion for the less-fortunate and retain a portion for the family. [...]

By: American Bedu

American Bedu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:29:24 +0000

While I applaud those who do enjoy and like lamb, I’m really glad to hear that I’m not alone in those who simply do not like it!

By: mariam

mariam — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:54:05 +0000

Manal & I must form a club. I, too, hate lamb. I detest any meat where the critter looks “real” (head and all). I think living in saudi would have made me vegetarian eventually.
My mother, a bedu, was appalled when I did not eat lamb. It went beyond “the starving children in africa” syndrome. She truly thought it was immoral to waste such a precious meat.
Now that I’ve left saudi, meat plays a teensy role in my diet.

By: American Bedu

American Bedu — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:21:53 +0000

@radha – oh my….that is indeed even more difficult than my own issues with lamb!!!

By: radha

radha — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:13:57 +0000

Carol,
If you had it tough intially, think of my plight.. vegetarian stuck in a saudi . My in-laws never understood why i wouldn’t eat ” around the lamb” . oh yeah.. it was salad and fruit, fruit and salad . Unfortunately the smell of lamb doesn’t sit well with me.
Both my kids hate it too , they are vegetarians + eggs and sometimes chicken @ restaurants , poor F can’t even order lamb in restaurants without my daughter turning up her nose.

By: Manal

Manal — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:48:40 +0000

Oh, yea, I did cook it once from Sinan’s Aqiqa. I forgot about that one! LOL It was a forgotten bag and I didn’t want to throw it away so I made it for hubby! He liked it, obviously, so that was a good thing!

By: Chiara

Chiara — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:57:35 +0000

Mel–As long as you are making an informed choice, acting of your own free will and willing to take the consequencess, enjoy the lamb! Anyone who can handle an Edmonton winter, shouldn’t be messed with! LOL

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:14:50 +0000

Chiara – meh. I already have had my Stampede tickets revoked because I live in Edmonton (dun dun dun!) I do remember the kd lang thing, I remember one of the local radio stations having a lot of fun with it – ‘More screams than kd lang in a meat market..’.

Lamb souvlaki, come to think about it, is quite yummy

By: Chiara

Chiara — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:06:48 +0000

Mel–oh yes on re-reading I did leave out the Greek restaurants as well as the Greek butchers.
Isn’t there some sort of punishment for Albertans who eat anything other than beef. Don’t they take away your health care and your tickets to the Calgary Stampede? Remember the great kd lang scandal? Rather like the great Oprah vs the cattle breeders Texan fiasco. Better hide those lamb chops under your parka, or throw them into an oil well for quick deep frying LOL

Well I’ll be pleased to report to the family, that so far Moroccan preparations are a great success!

“My Moroccan” won’t eat couscous, olives, or aubergines! I tell him he is a fake Moroccan (also the heat rash at the beach is a wonder), but he doesn’t find that humorous.

Fortunately for me the sisters-in-law had relished the eyeballs by the time I first realized they were up for eating, and my family has always been very kind about my preferences. Lucky for me I like almost everything my mother-in-law prepares (spaghetti is out of her comfort zone, and not her best dish).

By: Abu Sinan

Abu Sinan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:47:33 +0000

I guess Manal already outed herself. I was going to do it but she beat me to the punch. She is the only Arab I know that doesnt eat it so I always tell her she going to get her “Arab card” taken away.

When we did Sinan’s aqiqa we had like 10 pounds of lamb left after we gave out meat to everyone. It sat in the freezer forever, but when she finally made it, it was SO good. She made a Morrocan dish that she had in a book of hers. Awesome.