What is a famous cuisine of iraq?!
What is a famous cuisine of iraq?
We were just discussing the good food available in places where you can be deployed, after reading an article about a Connecticut Guard unit that was lucky enough to get deployed to Germany. Mmmm ... beer and brauts. What is the food in Iraq?
Answers:
Iraqi cuisine has changed and evolved since the time of the Babylonians, Sumerians and Assyrians. The cuisine has been influenced by those ancient civilizations, which also had influence Greek and Persian cuisines. With the coming of Islam and Arabs, who gradually replaced the earlier peoples, the food was enhanced to combine old and new sets of tastes.
As Baghdad became the centre of the Islamic world, Muslims from all over (Africa, India, China, Indonesia, etc.) arrived in Iraq, which gave Iraq new twists to its food. As Iraqis traveled, trading absorbed Mediterranean flavors.
With the Ottoman rule of Iraq, influences of Turkish cuisine also became incorporated into Iraqi recipes.
Iraq's main food crops include wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, and dates (of which Iraq is one of the world's largest producers).
Vegetables include eggplant, okra, potatoes, and tomatoes. Beans such as chickpeas and lentils are also quite common.
Common meats in Iraqi cooking are lamb and beef; fish and poultry are also used.
Soups and stews are often prepared and served with rice and vegetables.
http://www.myarabicstory.org/iraq/iraqi_...