With all respect to Westerners, their food — as some of us put it — "does not prop up the heart."
As for our food, I think it props up the heart rather more than it should, considering how heavily we use fatty and oily substances in preparing it.
Our kitchen today bears the stamp of East and West at once. The result has been that the kinds of dishes in our kitchen have multiplied, and we have grown ever more inventive in preparing them.
The Woman's Voice is pleased to acquaint its readers with samples of the dishes prepared not only in the kitchens of Beirut, but in the kitchens of Damascus, Aleppo, Baghdad, and Cairo.
This time we shall content ourselves with mentioning some of the kinds of dishes known in the kitchens of Lebanon and Syria.
And if you do not know how to prepare one of these kinds, then all you need do, Madam, is send your inquiry to the office of The Woman's Voice, and we for our part stand ready to explain how to make the kind you do not know how to prepare.
Kinds of Kibbeh Our country is famous for kibbeh; here are some of its kinds: Kibbeh in the tray — arnabiyyeh kibbeh Hamis — umm al-falafel Labaniyyeh — kibbeh with kishk Grilled — partridge With tomatoes — fish Fried — with rice Safarjaliyyeh
Kinds of Rice and Burghul Rice with vermicelli — abu shalhoub Mufalfal rice — moghrabiyeh Rice with fava beans — kiskisun Shalbato — rice
bi-tatbiqah Judi msafir — maqlubeh Rice with dfin — frikeh Burghul with dfin
Kinds of Soups Lentil soup With rice Mung bean Vermicelli Vegetable Macaroni With kishk Saqi zabfi Harraq isba'u Tasqiyeh with samn With oil Fatteh with trotters Kebab fatteh Fatteh halibeh
Kinds of Pastries Macaroni with cheese With meat Sfiha with meat The pasha and his soldiers Tabaq burak Cheese
pies Meat pies Sfiha Awwameh Spinach pies Burak with meat With cheese Spanish bread Qatayef asafiri Qatayef mutabbaq Qatayef mfattas
We content ourselves with this much today, intending to complete the list in the coming issues, one after the other.
V-8
It is not the juice of one kind only!...
It is eight kinds of fresh vegetables poured into this juice
An orchard in a glass: it gives you glow, refreshment, delicious flavor
Rich in vitamins
Once is enough — you will never give it up
General agency for Syria and Lebanon:
The East Mediterranean Company — Khan Antoun Bey — Beirut
V-8 VEGETABLE JUICES