Word: basmati
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TIME reported that in upcoming international trade talks, dozens of generic food names, such as feta cheese, basmati rice and Budweiser beer, may be restricted to their regions of origin [NOTEBOOK, Aug. 11]. Say it isn't so! What about French fries, Spanish omelets, Bermuda onions, Danish pastry and Belgian waffles? Will hamburgers come only from Hamburg? And frankfurters from Frankfurt? And what will become of Mom's apple pie? ESOR BEN-SOREK Rishon Le-Ziyyon, Israel
...BASMATI RICE Though they are nuclear foes, India and Pakistan have joined forces to secure the name of this rice
Chelo— n. Indian. Chelo is a rice dish made of basmati rice (long grained, nutty-flavored rice), that is commonly found in Iran. Chelo is made with butter and saffron, and in exceptional cases, raw egg yolk. i.e.: Iskendar often enjoyed eating at Spanish restaurants like Dali or Tapeo, as their ample poritions of tapas and paella reminded him of Iranian meze and chelo...
...surprised, and don't refuse. Hospitality is fundamental to Omani culture. Thesiger's Bedouin guides shared their few dates and salty desert well water with everyone they encountered. Luckily, the fare in the cities is more abundant. Omani delicacies include shrimp, dried fish, lentils and raisin-spiked basmati rice and tender spiced mutton, smoked for three days in an underground pit. But even that tradition is evolving. "We used to wrap the meat in banana leaves," says my host, a young Omani woman. "But now in Muscat we wrap it in foil...
...built on Smith Island will no doubt be able to dine on steak and fries and have American breakfasts served in their seaside bungalows, but they will probably miss out on the things that made our trip memorable: the kindness of Makhan and Probas, the bargain-price basmati rice from Meena Stores and the simple pleasure of eating out of a coconut shell...