Culture

Various writings on culture

Smoking Fish, Meat and Poultry

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Smoking of fish, meat and poultry was originally used merely as a method of preserving food from season to season.Only recently did this take a status of delicacy or gourmet that it is considered now

Historical overview of food smoking.
A good description of smoking various foods.
A good overview of smoking fish.

Vanishing ways - Cooking in Egypt

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Some traditions or customs just vanish over time. Once you are 30 years or more, you start to see this for yourself, reminiscing over how things were like when you grew up, vs. how they are now.These are examples of societies evolving right before your eyes.Let take a few examples from Egypt, related to cooking for example.

Movie: "Canadian Bacon"

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Last night, the movie Canadian Bacon was on the relatively new cable TV channel (TOR1).This movie is by director Michael Moore, better known for Bowling For Columbine, Roger and Me, and later, Fahrenheit 9/11.Moore is also known for his vocal and severe opposition to President G

Antiques Collection

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Culture

I am fond of antiques, heritage, and the like. The real collector in the family is my mother. Throughout her life, she was an avid collector of antiques from various parts of the world. Here are some samples of things that were collected from various places over Egypt of the previous decades.

These pictures will give you an idea on what we like. They were taken by a (now old) Minolta Dimage Digital camera.

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