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I really wanted to write this article because a lot of people don’t really know what halal exactly means. So, what is it? Halal and haram are very often used in the islam. Halal means allowed by God or clean, in islam Allah, and haram means forbidden by God. Halal is what most people knowContinue reading “What is halal?”

‘The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later, you’re hungry again’ George Miller Ofcourse the Italians always start with antipasti, which is an ‘appetizer’ in English. What they also eat a lot before really starting with all of the other foods, is a ‘pizza bianca’ or ‘focaccia’, it actually isContinue reading “Typical Italian dishes”

“If we’re not supposed to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the freezer?’ Tumblr This post is more of a personal one, I’m going to fill you in about my favorite snacks. The first snack I want to talk about is ‘lupinis’ which are beans who are very bitter of themselves, butContinue reading “Snacks”

‘Less regretti, eat more spaghetti.’ Food Journal Christmas is a very big feast in Italy. Ofcourse when you hear ‘feast’ you think about food. But which food? What Italians eat a lot around Christmas is ‘Cenone della Vigilia’ it’s actually Christmas eve dinner, you can see it as the name of what they eat onContinue reading “Christmas in Italy”

Have you ever wondered what Easter looks like in Italy? Today is your lucky day:). Easter is called ‘Pasqua’ in Italian. Ofcourse this is still a food blog and I will tell you about the food that is made during Easter, and not all about the typical habits. Well let’s get started, in Italy, theContinue reading “Easter from another view”

“baklava has a ton of nuts, it’s practically a protein bar” Baklava. The most known dessert of Turkey. It is made of different layers of puff pastry, honey & pistachios. Most people only know one type of baklava, but there are a lot of variations. You have different forms and flavours, let’s take a lookContinue reading “The various kinds of baklava”

Cooking sarma in 2 hours, eating it in 2 minutes. – Turkish Problems As everyone knows, Turks love cooking and eating food. When you eat with a Turkish family, the first thing you will get is çay. This is typical turkish black tea.Çay is served in a small glass and you can choose how darkContinue reading “Typical Turkish dishes”

It’s Ramadan in 4 months, my favourite time of the year, especially The Sugar Feast on the end of the month. First, let me give you some information about what Ramadan exactly is. You can compare it to the fasting period before Easter, but way more strict. At Ramadan, muslims fast from sunrise to sunset,Continue reading “The Sugar Feast”

I’m on a seafood diet, I see food and I eat it. — unknown Welcome to our foodblog! We are Serena and Leyla, two 16 year old girls who love food. Serena is Italian and Leyla is Turkish, so we have a lot to tell you about our different cultures and kinds of food. SeeContinue reading “Our first blog post”