Comments on: Suhoor Ramadan 1

By: vanessa

vanessa — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:10:19 +0000

I love that you share what happens at Ramadan. It is fascinating. It sounds magical really.

By: Cajun Chef Ryan

Cajun Chef Ryan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:52:47 +0000

Never seen these, but I am sure other cherry variety would sub well.

By: Chennette

Chennette — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:32:56 +0000

Ramadan drummers – interesting Although Muslims are only a very small minority in Trindad, I grew up in a small village there, where there were about 5 Muslim homes right next to each other. No drums, but you could smell the food at Suhur time and then join the others outside to head to walk down to the mosque for Fajr. (Some of our neighbours like their roti and curry or other spicy dishes for Suhur which you can smell easily in the quiet dark morning. Our family prefers normal breakfast foods.

By: JMom

JMom — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:56:07 +0000

I don’t think I’d find Cornelian cherries here so I’d have to be satisfied with your beautiful photos

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:19:44 +0000

Your compote is absolutely beautiful.

By: Turkish Food Passion

Turkish Food Passion — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:49:46 +0000

Zerrin, ramazanin kutlu olsun.

By: Zerrin

Zerrin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:58:04 +0000

Gera- These cherries are generally so sour if they are not so ripe. But I love them much in compote!

Leesie- Doctors always advice it here as a prevention for low blood sugar. Such fruit compotes are like medicine as they say.

And thank you for asking, teaching starts towards the end of September for me. Hope your son has a successful shool year.

Jessie- Its color is so shining, isn’t it?

pigpigscorner- Actually, they are not as soft as grapes and they are so sour if they are not much ripe.

Sophie, Parita, Oyster- Thank you all for your valuable comments.

Faith- It’s definitely so surprising for me to hear that you fast during Ramadan. How nice! And yes, people here also generally break their fast with dates, too. And drinking a little water is a very good strategy or we can’t have enough food, can we?

Natasha- If you have the chance of finding cornelian cherries, you must try this. I’m sure you’ll love.

By: Natasha - 5 Star Foodie

Natasha - 5 Star Foodie — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:50:48 +0000

Thank you for sharing your Ramadan tradition! The cherry compote looks incredible! I’d love to try cornelian cherries!

By: Faith

Faith — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:04:48 +0000

This drink looks beautiful and refreshing. My husband and I fast Ramadan and we typically break our fast with dates a sip of water (not too much water or we get too full to eat our meal!). I loved hearing about the Ramadan drummers…great post!

By: OysterCulture

OysterCulture — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:14:50 +0000

What a great education on Ramadan, I loved learning more about this event. And bonus I got a recipe for another incredible dish.