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[halil]

Zan, Deniz

order your ekmek kadayıf from net.

http://www.kibriskadayif.com/

[denizaksulu]

Zan, Deniz

order your ekmek kadayıf from net.

http://www.kibriskadayif.com/

Thanks for that Halil. Bir arkadasin da sitesini sayende buldum. Carik Ayak kabilarin Tanju Muezzinoglu ile beraber Lise Bandosunda idik. The site you provided also gave me the adress of Carik Shoes, whose manager/owner Tanju was a friend we used to play in the Lise band together. I have written to him already. Great source for information.
Thanks again
Deniz

[tessintrnc]

Denizaksulu, I brown the chicken, then remove while I add the garlic with the onion, I put the chicken back, add the chopped tomatoes etc and the stock before adding the molohiya! I have used fresh (grown myself) and also the dried. Yummy either way!!!
Tess

[denizaksulu]

Denizaksulu, I brown the chicken, then remove while I add the garlic with the onion, I put the chicken back, add the chopped tomatoes etc and the stock before adding the molohiya! I have used fresh (grown myself) and also the dried. Yummy either way!!!
Tess

Good for you. Molohiya as the name implies is an Arabic word. The recipe we use is found on ancient Egyptian Papyrus.
I had a Palestian couple staying with me once. They found out that I was not fond of the powerful aroma of garlic. They prepared the Molohiya exactly the same way Cypriots do except they prepared the garlic separately. They crushed the thing and mixed it with plenty of lemon juice and you added it after the cooking was completed. I dont mind the cooked garlic, its just the raw one which I find a bit......too aromatic.

[tessintrnc]

I wrote an article on Molohiya for a local tourism magazine, how to grow and cook it and the history etc, yes you are right, it was popular amongst ancient Egyptians and was grown along the fertile banks of the Nile. The history of Kolokas is also fascinating, it is not just one of the oldest cultivated foods known to man, but almost "complete" in its nutriant content...............As you can gather I am a real horticultural "geek" !!!!!
Tess

[denizaksulu]

I wrote an article on Molohiya for a local tourism magazine, how to grow and cook it and the history etc, yes you are right, it was popular amongst ancient Egyptians and was grown along the fertile banks of the Nile. The history of Kolokas is also fascinating, it is not just one of the oldest cultivated foods known to man, but almost "complete" in its nutriant content...............As you can gather I am a real horticultural "geek" !!!!!
Tess

That is 'geek' and not Greek'. No I'm only joking.

Colocasia is another interesting plant. You find its cousins all over the carribean. Then you have it in Cyprus. Until very recently it was unknown in Turkey. I am not sure about Greece. Known in Egypt. But I am sure it must have gone to the Carribean from the old world, but not very widespraed there. Any opinions on the origins of colocasia? Thanks Tessintrnc

[kafenes]

I wrote an article on Molohiya for a local tourism magazine, how to grow and cook it and the history etc, yes you are right, it was popular amongst ancient Egyptians and was grown along the fertile banks of the Nile. The history of Kolokas is also fascinating, it is not just one of the oldest cultivated foods known to man, but almost "complete" in its nutriant content...............As you can gather I am a real horticultural "geek" !!!!!
Tess

That is 'geek' and not Greek'. No I'm only joking.

Colocasia is another interesting plant. You find its cousins all over the carribean. Then you have it in Cyprus. Until very recently it was unknown in Turkey. I am not sure about Greece. Known in Egypt. But I am sure it must have gone to the Carribean from the old world, but not very widespraed there. Any opinions on the origins of colocasia? Thanks Tessintrnc

Try this link Deniz. The english name for Kolokasi is Taro.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Colocasia_esculenta

[Nikitas]

Kolokasi is virtually unknown in Greece. They have it on the island of Ikaria but they cook it in the most bland and uninteresting way. In Crete reputedly they have it in some locations but I never heard of any dish cooked with with it. In the rest of Greece zilch, with the exception of one Cypriot chap who grows it just outside Athens for us nostalgic expats living here. He even delivers it door to door, more as a kindness than a business.

I looked it up once on the net and the English name is taro root I think.

Molohia I learned about in Egypt where we lived for a while. It is a national dish there eaten with rice and chicken.

[denizaksulu]

I wrote an article on Molohiya for a local tourism magazine, how to grow and cook it and the history etc, yes you are right, it was popular amongst ancient Egyptians and was grown along the fertile banks of the Nile. The history of Kolokas is also fascinating, it is not just one of the oldest cultivated foods known to man, but almost "complete" in its nutriant content...............As you can gather I am a real horticultural "geek" !!!!!
Tess

That is 'geek' and not Greek'. No I'm only joking.

Colocasia is another interesting plant. You find its cousins all over the carribean. Then you have it in Cyprus. Until very recently it was unknown in Turkey. I am not sure about Greece. Known in Egypt. But I am sure it must have gone to the Carribean from the old world, but not very widespraed there. Any opinions on the origins of colocasia? Thanks Tessintrnc

Try this link Deniz. The english name for Kolokasi is Taro.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Colocasia_esculenta

Good morning Kafenes. As GetReal says, where there is food mentioned I am there. He forgot about you.

Taro is a close relative. It is of the same species but not the same. I think the taste is very similar though. I have often compared them side by side.

[tessintrnc]

It is believed that Kolokas (colocasia esculenta) originated in South - East Asia and then spread to japan and the pacific Islands, then the Meditteranean and Africa. ıt is 98.8% digestable and taro (hawaiin) flour is used in baby foods and is very useful for those with lactos intolarance. If eaten raw you would find your mouth and throat swelling, it must be cooked thoroughly to be edible. If you do not want to eat it - plant the tuber as it does make a terrific house plant - called Elephants ears ( due to the big leaves) in the Uk. I have two in pots in the garden grown from Tubers bought from the supermarket!! I would put them in the garden - but they do spread a lot and guzzle water and we all know that certain areas of Cyprus are a bit short - including mine!
Tess