Main Dish
Stuffed Potato and Minced Meat Bake: (Mubattan مبطن)
Made usually for fridays and the guests, Mu'battan is a stuffed potato with fresh herbs and peppers and the meat of choice is usually lamb but you can always alter the variety and add whatever flavors appeal to your taste buds! This family friendly meal is best served with couscous or a side salad. |
Sweets
Semolina Cake with Date filling:
(Basbousa bil Tamr بسبوسة بالتمر)
A syrup soaked cake baked in multiple ways this traditional Arab finger food is studded with almonds and goes great with fresh cardamom coffee.
(Basbousa bil Tamr بسبوسة بالتمر)
A syrup soaked cake baked in multiple ways this traditional Arab finger food is studded with almonds and goes great with fresh cardamom coffee.
Drinks
Sweet tea:
Don't pass up on some free electron sharing! Throughout Libya families make the daily tea drinking session one of the most important, it is usually a long period of time. Libyan tea is served thick along with peanuts or mints and can be substituted with black or green tea and even coffee at some service stations.
Don't pass up on some free electron sharing! Throughout Libya families make the daily tea drinking session one of the most important, it is usually a long period of time. Libyan tea is served thick along with peanuts or mints and can be substituted with black or green tea and even coffee at some service stations.