Huell learns about the Muslim food tradition of halal. First stop is Payless Produce -- a Halal market known for its Halal meats. Then its off to China Islamic (http://chinaislamic.com/), a restaurant, to sample some very tasty food that proves that this ancient Muslim tradition is alive and well here in Southern California and gives us insight into a very rich and important part of everyday life for our large Muslim community.
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What is halal meat? On this episode of Cooking in America, host Pelin
Keskin visits Honest Chops, a Halal butcher shop in New York’s East
Village, and the team’s new restaurant concept called Burgers by Honest
Chops, to learn about the preparation behind halal-grade meat, and the
ways it aligns with many modern consumer’s concerns.
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Menelusuri sejarah dan kehidupan para masyarakat muslim di salah satu kota padat penduduk di China, yaitu kota Kaifeng.
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.. Day 8: Istanbul, Turkey - On Day 8, we flew on Turkish Airlines and from Muscat to Istanbul. The flight on Turkish Airlines was fantastic, and I had my first ever Turkish breakfast while in the sky. We then checked into The Ritz-Carlton hotel, and had some amazing Istanbul street food kofte for lunch. Istanbul is a city that I’ve always wanted to visit, and I can’t wait to explore and eat more Turkish food!
0:15 Turkish Breakfast on Turkish Airlines - To begin this day and video my wife and I were on a flight with Turkish Airlines (member of Star Alliance) from Muscat, Oman to Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish Airlines is an amazing airlines, and on business class they served us Turkish breakfast since we happen to fly into Istanbul early in the morning. Bread, olives, cheese, honey, and then the main dish included eggs and vegetables. Great flight with Turkish Airlines!
2:42 Istanbul Atatürk Airport - We arrived to Istanbul very early in the morning and after grabbing our bag, we found the bus outside the terminal to go to Taksim Square. The bus cost 11 TL ($3.73) per person.
4:57 The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul - Marriott Hotels sponsored my stay in Istanbul, and it was an honor to have the opportunity to stay at the The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul, which is located just a 5 minute walk from Taksim Square, with a fantastic view of the Bosphorus. We got all checked in, and the room was fantastic.
7:44 Istanbul Street Food - Kofte Sandwich Stall - After taking a little rest in the hotel and drinking some coffee, Ying and I were both pretty hungry. There’s a small Istanbul street food stall that serves amazing grilled kofte, just down the street from The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul, and that’s exactly where we headed, right at lunch time. Before ever arriving I could smell the aroma of the meat on the grill and then I could see the colorful display of peppers and parsley surrounding the grill as well. I ordered a kofte sandwich, and after toasting the bread, he added in a bunch of little meat kofte patties, some tomatoes and onions and peppers, seasoned with some spices and chili powder and handed it to me. For 10 TL ($3.40) for sandwich and drink, this was about as good as it could possibly get for Istanbul street food! Wow it was so good.
12:17 Taksim Square and Turkish Coffee at Mandabatmaz (Istiklal Street) - After that amazing kofte sandwich, we continued walking through Taksim Square, one of the most famous landmarks of Istanbul and then on to the walking Istiklal street. The highlight for me was stopping at Mandabatmaz for a cup of the most amazing Turkish coffee I’ve ever had. Turkish coffee - 5 TL ($1.70). 17:04 Fish and Meat House - At this point Ying and I were starting to get really sleepy - we hadn’t really slept the night before. So we stopped for an early dinner at Fish and Meat House to have some grilled fish. I had the grilled sea bream, which was simple and plain but excellently fresh and cooked perfectly. The salad was also delicious. Total price for everything - 74 TL ($25.12).
.. On Day 6 of our round the world trip for food, we were Muscat, Oman. We started off visiting some attractions in Muscat like the fish market and souk, then had some amazing Omani food, and visited a couple beaches. The highlight of the day for me was eating Omani street food mishkak and an Omani meal of camel and rice.
00:51 Chai karak and cheese bread in the car - A common Omani food breakfast is the combination of tea, which is usually called chai karak, and cheese bread. So after meeting up with Mustafa, we had a quick breakfast in the car before driving over to the Muscat fish market.
2:03 Muscat Fish Market - One of my favorite things to do in any destination is go to the market, and I love fish markets. Muscat, being right along the coast, has plenty of seafood, and so we walked around the Muscat fish market for a while. It’s not a huge fish market, but there’s plenty to see, and it’s a great attraction in Muscat.
4:00 Muttrah Souk - The Muttrah Souk is the traditional market / bazaar in Muscat, and it’s a wonderful place to walk around and get lost shopping and browsing through the narrow alleys. At the Muttrah Souk, Mustafa bought me a kuma, which is a type of hat that’s one of the Omani national hats.
7:42 Al Alam Palace (Sultan's Palace) - After visiting the souk, we drove over the the Al Alam Palace, also known as the Sultan's Palace. Although you can’t go inside, you can get a view of it from the outside.
8:30 Bait Al Zubair Museum - 2 OMR ($5.19) - The Bait Al Zubair Museum is one of the important museums in Muscat and it’s a great place to visit to learn about Omani culture.
9:49 Qantab Beach - There are many beautiful beaches in Oman, and before lunch, we took a drive over to Qantab Beach just to take a look. Qantab Beach is spectacular with sparkling clear water.
11:11 Bait Al Luban Restaurant - For lunch we went to an Omani food restaurant called Bait Al Luban Restaurant. Located near the fish market, it was a former inn that’s now been renovated into a restaurant that serves traditional Omani food and some fusion modern Omani food. The restaurant is popular with both locals and tourists, and although it was a little fancier than I had expected, it was very nice, and the food was delicious. Shuwa is one of the Omani food national dishes, include lamb and rice, and that was one of the best dishes of the meal.
19:13 Qurum Beach - After resting for a while in the afternoon, we then headed to Qurum Beach, one of the main beach attractions in Muscat that’s right within the city. It’s a great place especially when the sun dies down in the late afternoon.
20:03 Al Seeb for Mishkak - There’s not a lot of Omani street food when you’re walking around Muscat, but a short drive away is Al Seeb, and there are some stalls that are famous for serving Mishkak, which is Omani style grilled meat on skewers. All the mishkak was delicious, but I especially liked the mutton liver mishkak.
24:43 Camel Restaurant - I’m not sure what the name of this restaurant was, but they are known in Muscat for serving camel. You walk inside and they have a variety of Omani food dishes already prepared, and you can choose whatever you like. We ordered a combination of camel curry and fried camel with a huge bed of rice, salad, half a chicken and some yoghurt on the side. The camel blew me away with how delicious it was, and especially the chunks of camel hump were extraordinary.
INGREDIENTS
500 gms meat/mutton
3 tbsp oil
2 cloves
2 cardamoms
1 small cinnamon stick
2-3 black pepper corns
3-4 medium sized onions, finely sliced
3-4 vertically slit green chillies
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
salt - as per taste
1 tsp full red chilli powder
½ tsp turmeric powder(haldi)
1 or 2 glasses of water
1 cup yogurt(approx... 200ml)
1 tsp roasted coriander seeds powder
1 tsp black pepper corn powder
½ tsp garam masala powder
Other ingredients:
4 medium sized onions finely sliced and deep fried(barista/deep
INSTRUCTIONS
1.Firstly, take a cooking pot, into it add oil and heat it.
2.Add cinnamon stick, cardamoms, cloves, black pepper corns and
stir well.
3.Add finely sliced onions into it.
4.Also add slit green chillies and saute until onions turn soft.
5.Add ginger garlic paste and saute to get rid of the raw smell.
6.Add mutton pieces into it and roast them well until the mutton
changes its color.
7.Add salt according to taste.
8.Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder and mix the whole
mixture well.
9.Cover the lid and cook the mutton for about 5 minutes on low
flame until oil appears at the corners.
10.Add a glass of water or two and cook the mutton until it gets
tender or pressure cook to tenderize it(do not overcook the
mutton).
11.Reduce the steam of the cooker and switch on the flame.
12.Beat the yogurt and add into the tenderized mutton curry and mix
well.
13.Add garam masala powder, roasted coriander seeds powder, black
pepper corn powder.
14.Cook for 5 minutes.
15.Crush the deep fried onions and add into the mutton curry and
mix well.
16.Add in some fresh coriander leaves.
17.Cook it for 10 minutes on low flame until a thick gravy is
observed.
18.Switch off the flame.
19.Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with roti or
rice...
NOTES
1.Since we add yogurt and deep fried onions after the mutton is
tenderized make sure to not overcook the mutton.Cook it upto 80%
soft.
2.After yogurt and barista is added the mutton has to be cooked
again for about 15 minutes so avoid overcooking the mutton in the
beginning as it removes the perfect flavor of the meat.
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In this Thai recipe video I had the pleasure of hanging out with Pai from Hot Thai Kitchen - she’s a chef, a food lover, and she also makes awesome videos on YouTube - especially Thai recipes. We decided to cook one of both of our favorite Thai seafood dishes, in Thai called pla kapong neung manao (ปลากะพงนึ่งมะนาว), and in English a steamed barramundi fish (also called Asian sea bass), with lime sauce, garlic, and chilies. It’s actually quite easy to make this, it just takes a fresh fish and a few other common ingredients. It’s simple and delicious.
Join us in the Bangkok street food kitchen for an amazing recipe, and a dish that’s sure to be a stunner! Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
1 whole barramundi, about 1 - 2 kilos (or whatever size you can get) - you could also use a smaller fish if you’d like, or a different kind of fish 5 stalks of lemongrass 1 cup chicken stock or fish stock for the sauce 2 Tbsp finely chopped palm sugar 8 Tbsp lime juice 6 Tbsp fish sauce 2 head garlic, chopped Thai chilies, to taste, finely chopped 20 - 25 sprigs cilantro, chopped 1- 2 stalks Chinese celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
For the method of making Thai steamed fish, make sure your watch the video for the complete tutorial, and also head over to the full recipe on the blog (http://www.eatingthaifood.com/). But really, all you have to do is steam the fish, mix the sauce ingredients all together, and then combine the plain steamed fish with the lime and chili garlic sauce, and you’ve got pla kapong neung manao (ปลากะพงนึ่งมะนาว).
Hope you can try this amazing steamed fish recipe at home!
In this episode of The MUNCHIES Guide to Tehran, Gelareh feeds tankfuls of paddlefish and beluga—valued at up to $35,000 per fish—at the nation's first home of farm-raised caviar, Shilat Fish Farm. Eventually, these prized bottom-dwellers will be killed and harvested in a factory in Northern Iran, but currently they live in conditions similar to their species' natural ocean habitat.
In the spirit of farm-to-table fine dining, Gelareh gets the royal treatment at Li Dona, a members-only restaurant and jazz lounge. She learns that when it comes to fish eggs, bigger is not necessarily better, as she tastes spoonfuls of "black gold" on toast served with butter, onion, egg, pepper, and lemon juice.