A Healthy way Cooking Middle Eastern Food American and British medical studies have shown that Middle Middle Eastern food refers to the delicious food Eastern cooking styles can help to prevent health problems such as diabetes and heart disease An cooked by people living in the countries surrounding the Persian Gulf and some Northern African countries It blends local ingredients with European Indian and other Asian influences to create unique flavors Israeli study has also shown that they help people to lose weight effectively Flavors of the world Though the countries of the Middle East all have distinctive dishes there are many common ingredients and cooking styles These include the use of wheat barley garlic lemon and parsley along with dates nuts and spices All of these ingredients help to create healthy satisfying and aromatic foods Tabbouleh shish kebab and pilaf are well known Middle Eastern dishes Cooking Middle Eastern Food At Home You can cook a Middle Eastern dinner for your family easily at home How about a simple couscous dish followed by a tangy orange sharbat for dessert This book has seven recipes that you can follow to cook a meal on your own or with a little help from an adult Some of the recipes don t even involve cooking The recipes can be adapted to suit special diets too IORTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA MIDDLE EAST The Middle East is a group of countries to the south and east of the Mediterranean Sea AFRICA AMERICA AUSTRALIA Sharbat or sherbet is a Middle Eastern summer favorite unlike the sherbet known in western cultures sharbat is a drink rather than a frozen