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Know When To Stop Eating

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Make Ayran, a refreshing Turkish yogurt drink

Ayran, doogh, dhallë, daw, xynogala or tan is a cold savory yogurt-based beverage of yogurt and water popular across Asia. Ingredients are yogurt, water and salt.

Invitation for a Permaculture Tour in Israel

See how permaculture is spreading across Israel during an international tour at the end of September. Permaculture, or the sustainable use of land and agriculture,...

Walmart Stores in China Sell Crocodiles and Strange Critters

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Figs and August seasonal cooking in the Middle East

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Qatar To Invest In 1,4000 New Local Farms

Qatar is hoping to boost its food security by setting up 1,400 agricultural farms covering an area of 45,000 hectares Following the recent news that...

Israeli Chef Yotam Ottolenghi Brings Sexy Vegetarian Cuisine to London

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqjAYZox-bs "Vegetarian option" doesn't have to be a dirty word when using one of Yotam Ottolenghi's luscious Mediterranean vegetarian recipes. For a nation most culinarily associated...

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Can GM Foods Be ‘Halal’? Or Kosher?

Investigating the profit-motivated push to make genetically modified food 'halal' Back in December 2010, a conference held in Penang, Malaysia with biotechnology experts and halal...

RECIPE: Crunchy Chickpeas for Healthy Snacking

Quick to make and satisfying - roasted chickpeas answer the need for a healthy snack. When we casually dump a can-full of chickpeas into a...

Organic Farming On the Rise In Emirates

Since 2007, land dedicated to organic greenhouse farming across the United Arab Emirates has increased by 15 percent Despite some debate over the carbon-footprint...

RECIPE: Kanafeh, Arabic Cheese Pastry

Kanafeh: sweet cheese filling under a crunchy topping. A favorite Ramadan dessert. Ramadan 2011 begins after sunset on July 31st. One of the many luscious...

Dickson Despommier: we can end hunger in Middle East with vertical farming

Lack of space in urban environments often means that farming opportunities are limited, but a technique of farming indoors and upwards may resolve this...

Meat Glue: Is Anybody Talking About It?

The public was ignorant about the the dangers of smoking till the 1960s. The fashion for meat glue in food seems ominously similar. Finding a...

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