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Drink like an Egyptian with this cold hibiscus tea brew

Egyptians aren't as well known for their food as let's say the Turks, or the Lebanese, and now modern Israel, but if there is...

The Mediterranean diet is officially awesome and heart smart

For years empirical evidence has suggested that the Mediterranean diet, which includes a lot of fish, nuts, olive oil, fruits and vegetables, is superior...

Agratech from Dubai will grow 5 acres of space lettuce in Portugal

Fresh greens and fresh anything are usually impossible to find in desert locations. But a new way of growing food on water, called hydroponics,...

CropX nails precision agriculture with $9 million investment

In the same space as the American agtech company flux, built on Israeli R&D to help people grow food in cities, another Israeli-founded, American-managed company...

Making freekeh with the Druze

I stood in a golden wheat field some five miles north of Acre in Israel. Paul Nirens of the Galileat organization had arranged a demonstration...

Is your honey real or fake? Take the test to see if it’s 100% pure honey

Is your honey real or fake? Take the test

How pesticides kill your brain

Patients with Alzheimer's disease have significantly higher levels of DDE, the long-lasting metabolite of the pesticide DDT, in their blood than healthy people, a team of researchers has found.

Raw honey from Yemen’s sidr and sumar trees

Terrorists and Houthi pirates probably come to mind long before honey when people think of Yemen, but the raw Yemeni honey Balqees had for sale at the recent Masdar Festival in Dubai we visited was far and away the yummiest honey I ever put in my mouth.

World’s First LEED Ice Cream Factory, and it’s in Turkey

Unilever's new $127 million plant in Konya, which will churn out up to 21 million gallons of Cornetto, Max and Twister ice cream products, is the latest in a string of manufacturing facilities that uses a three-pronged strategy to reduce energy and water consumption and send zero waste to local landfills.

Kopi Luwak “Cat Poop” Coffee is the World’s Costliest, and Cruel (VIDEO)

Kopi Luwak coffee is the world's most expensive, but its price is not its most startling quality. The beans for this brew come from animal poop. Turns out it is a cruel coffee too.

Knafeh Recipe, for the Most Fabulous Middle-Eastern Dessert

Does a vision of rich, creamy, sweet and cheesy dessert with a crunchy topping totally seduce you? Well, it seduces people with a sweet...

Molasses, or black treacle is Egypt’s favorite sugar

Egyptians love sugar cane molasses, referred to in Arabic as asal eswed ("black honey"), for its sweet taste, and also its perceived health benefits. These are believed to include strengthening a person's immune system and helping to treat anemia.

California Guacamole recipe

In Israel and well all over the western east, avocado season has arrived. Plump, green avocados are grown from the north of Israel down to Jaffa in the center, all the way to agricultural communities in the southern Negev, such as Neot Semadar.

Ancient freekeh fires up new recipes

If you told someone from the Middle East that progressive, health-conscious Americans have fallen in love with freekeh, they might raise their eyebrows in surprise or roll their eyes in utter boredom, since people in this region have enjoyed the benefits of the ancient grain said like “freak eh” for eons.

Fresh green Iranian fava beans – a sustainable persian recipe

Available for only a short season, green favas are considered a delicacy in the Middle East. Springtime in the market (shuk), and lots of prime...

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