Category: experiments in cooking

Before I sail back out of virtual Tunisia, I needed to try to make a dish from there. in this case I tried this recipe for Kaak Warka.

Having virtually reached Libya recently, I needed to find a dish to make, to celebrate the crossing.

It’s been a while since one of my regionally -inspired recipes included a dessert.

My Virtual African Loop makes its side-loop. That will mean a stroll through ancient cities: Bethlehem and Jerusalem in Israel, Petra in Jordan.

So I tried fava bean falafel, and I was … underwhelmed.

So I tried another recipe: Egypt Arabic Salad.

Okay so, Gringita, you made it to (virtual) Egypt.

And there’s a Conqueror challenge set in Giza. And you usually do the challenges, don’t you?

On the VAL I’ve made it to Sudan, and that means it’s time to cook something new!

Okay before I quite make it to the other border amidst all the travels that intervened, I am way, way overdue to make something for Ethiopia on the Virtual African Loop.

Lots of this region’s recipes are some form of porridge made from white cornmeal, or a mashed paste of a vegetable I’m unlikely to find here.

All of those get skipped.