egyptian diet and culture

EGYPTIAN DIET AND CULTURE

HN/HL 3952 Credits- WINTER 2012

FACULTY-LEAD STUDY ABROAD

Egypt has been and is most likely to remain the epicenter of Arab/Middle Eastern culture. Its phenomenally historic revolution last year handsomely added to its unique place in the history and evolution of that region. While there are courses which cover some aspects of the Mediterranean diet and its known health-promoting factors, none exists which offers such a remarkable opportunity for students interested in studying health and/or culture in an Arabic speaking and predominantly Muslim country whose northern shore is the Mediterranean Sea.

HN/HL 395 FLSAW-2012 IN A NUTSHELL, I

Class teacher and travel leader:• Dr. Mohey MowafyTravel co-leader:• Dr. Ann Sherman

NUTSHELL, II

The class initial proposal:FLSA_HN-HL_395_Winter-2012.htmlThe class syllabus:FLSA-2012-Egyptian-Diet-Culture-Syll.htmA somewhat tentative itinerary:tentative.html

NUTSHELL, III

The class components:Meeting the people of Cairo and AlexandriaTasting the food (more details later)Participating in cooking classesVisiting the farms (the traditional and the modern)Learning from Egyptian scholarsLearning from the youth who rose against tyranny in January 2011.Visiting what tourists visits (excursions)Enjoying what tourists rarely ever get to knowSmelling the aroma of the Mediterranean waters and feeling the fine

sand of its shore between your toes.Allowing for some whimsical spontaneity within safe and appropriate

boundaries

LODGING

Cairo (Al Pyramisa) Alexandria ( Al Maamoura)

EXPLORING ANCIENT EGYPT

COPTIC EGYPT

ISLAMIC EGYPT

EGYPT POST THE 2011 UPRISING

EXPLORING EGYPTIAN FOODSimple, vegetarian, and

inexpensive delights:FalafelMekhalelFool MedamesKosharySalatatAdsBesarahMolokhia

A bit complex, meat-based, and a bit expensive delights:

KababKoftahHamamSemmanSamakGambariFerakhArabneb

EXPLORING EGYPTIAN DESSERTS FeteerMaa-moolKahkAtayefKonafahBaa-lawaGatue GelatiMalbanFruits

Falafel, Mekhalel, and Tabula

Koshary

Besarah

MOLOKHIYA

Fool Medames

Bamia

Bedengan

Samak

Hamam Mahshi

Kabab and Koftah

Soqu El Khodar

FOOD PRODUCTION

TRADITIONAL CONTEMPORARY

HEALTH BELIEFS

CAIRO UNIVERSITY

HONORING NAGEEB MAHFOUZ

SOUQ’S AND BAZAAR'S

ENTERTAINMENT

ALEXANDRIA

THE MEDITERRANEAN

THE ALEXANDRIA LIBRARY

I WISH WE COULD STAY LONGER, BUT IT IS TIME TO HEAD BACK

If you should have any questions, please feel free to call or e mail me:906-227-2366

mmowafy@nmu.edu