Social Appetizers BlogThis Social Appetizers Blog is my mini-journal about different foods and appetizer recipes around the world, including their social history. It... -- lets you know whenever any new Web pages appear on Social Appetizers, sharing with you new recipes and their history. -- gives you excellent ideas on how to prepare quick and make ahead appetizers for all kinds of occasions. -- shares all kind of intriguing stories and anecdotes about the foods we eat. -- points out some great culinary tours and cooking vacations you can in different parts of the world Subscribing to my blog will keep Social Appetizers content right at your fingertips and it's a fun way to share with your friends. To subscribe to my Social Appetizers blog, right-click on the orange RSS button (see bottom buttons to the left) and then paste the URL into your RSS reader. Or click on the Google, My Yahoo! button My MSN button, newsgator, or Bloglines button if you keep a personalized home page there. Thanks and enjoy! Recipe for Fried Eggplant | Salatat BathinjanThis delicious recipe for fried eggplant is common in Middle Eastern countries. Eggplant, often called "the poor man's meat" or "the poor man's caviar," is one of the staple foods of the Arab world. Permalink -- click for full blog post Chickpea Recipes | Chickpea and Olive AppetizerThis delicious recipe is one of the very simple chickpea recipes that are quite common in the Middle Eastern diet. Try it when you have limited food items in the house and want to cook on the fly. Permalink -- click for full blog post Meatball Appetizers | KibbehThese popular, low-carb meatball appetizers are a Levantine Arab dish made of burghul wheat and chopped meat. A popular variety is torpedo-shaped fried meatballs stuffed with minced beef or lamb. Permalink -- click for full blog post Meatball Appetizers | Meat Patties with Halloumi FillingThese meatball appetizers make great meat patties with halloumi cheese filling. They are well known in the Mediterranean, especially in the Middle East. Permalink -- click for full blog post Hummus Recipes | Easy Hummus RecipeHummus recipes make a dip or spread, called “Hummus”, that is a popular delicacy in traditional Middle Eastern meal. Hummus is the Arabic word for “chickpea” which is widely known as Garbanzo bean. Permalink -- click for full blog post Chickpea Recipes | Fried ChickpeasChickpea recipes, like this fried chickpeas, make up one of the staples of Middle Eastern and Arab diets. This is a quick and easy appetizer to make if you are craving chickpeas or legumes. Permalink -- click for full blog post Falafel RecipeCertain food products become symbol on national identity. Falafel recipe is one such recipe that has straddled between national identities, sometimes fraught with conflicts. Permalink -- click for full blog post Tahini Recipe | Tahini and Chili PalmiersTahini is to Middle Easterners what peanut butter is to Americans. The paste used in this tahini recipe is made from sesame seeds, which date back to at least 5000 years. Permalink -- click for full blog post Eggplant dip recipe | Baba GanoushThere's a legend that this classic Arab eggplant dip recipe got its name because, loosely translated, it means "the Iman wept." It is similar to hummus, but is made with eggplant instead of chickpeas. Permalink -- click for full blog post Mexican food history | Racial slurs like "beaners"Mexican food history is incomplete without the mention of beans. Beans became so associated with Mexican traditions, that the term "beaner", from ‘bean eater’, alludes to Mexicans beloved frijolis. Permalink -- click for full blog post History of Corn | Native Corn and cultureHistory of corn in Native culture is deep. They revered corn over anything else on Earth and considered it so sacred that when they saw the Europeans feed it to the horses, they were appalled. Permalink -- click for full blog post History of CornHistory of corn is an intriguing tale of its migration, the slave trade, and the beginning of the "Butterfly people". Permalink -- click for full blog post History of Traditional Mexican FoodHistory of traditional Mexican food and appetizer recipes dates back to the times of indigenous native American communities in Mexico, including the Mayans, the Aztecs, the Toltecs, amongst many. Permalink -- click for full blog post History of Islamic food recipesHistory of Islamic food recipes is well preserved because writing recipes was a passion amongst the Muslims. It is fascinating to look at works and writers who serve as the source of this history. Permalink -- click for full blog post Muslim Food History | Culinary Arts traditions is Muslim societiesMuslim food in the 13th century reflected the Muslim empire which ran from Baghdad in the east to Cordoba to the West. These traditions brought their influences to culinary exchange in Muslim empire. Permalink -- click for full blog post History of early Arab foodEarly Arab food traditions reflects the geography of its region. With desserts, seas, nomadic and city lifestyles, early Arab food history is also a glimpse of diversity in early days of Islam. Permalink -- click for full blog post Muslim food history | Baghdad history of foodMuslim food history is full of fascinating stories and myriad cultural traditions. There are more cookbooks in Arabic from before 1400 than in the rest of the world’s languages together. Permalink -- click for full blog post |