For me more pictures of my travels please go to
(I ran out of memory space here!)
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sudanese Food
I begin with dessert!
Here is Ustadzah Salwah's adorable sisters, making me ligamat, also known as Zalabia. Donuts to you and me!
I was so busy eating I didnt photograph them, so here's some I had later,
In Khartoum with Shay bi laban bi Ginzabeel (Tea with milk and ginger)
Gorrassa - a kind of pancake made with flour and yeast.
This one is smothered in home made butter and sugar.
But is usually eaten as a savoury carb. with gravey.
Fatoor - Breakfast
Foul
glorious foul!
Accompanied with Seesam - Sesame oil, Shutta - Chillie is the green stuff on the other plate with Melikh - salt.
This is eaten every if not most days.
Asida - made up of a cooked wheat flour.
A sort of mash substance which is eaten with gravey.
Very filling!
Friday feast of stuffed peppers & tomatoes,
Pizza, Kisra another pan cake style from sour doh
and Mulah Warig - very green plant with meat.
Sardines with Jibna - cheese, tomato and onions.
Lentils with potato chips and the standard shutta!
Bitzza! Everything foreign is served with ketchup!
Here I'm learning how to make Omdagoga...
which is mince meat, tomato, dried onions and wakka - dried okra
Aradeb
Tamarind drink
Local tipple
My favourite - bamia - okra
Ustadza Salwa and her sisters cooked us a feast of nile fish, Aubergine salad, stuffed veg, roast chicken, yoghurt dips and of course ustadza's favourite potato chips!
Kasala Coffee - the best ive had!
Gezeira University
Gezeira University
The second largest in Sudan, the colonial clock tower still stands
The Dean Prof. Omer
Who specialises is Nomadic studies
Soon to be Dr Salwah sitting inbetween her
supervisors Dr Lobab (left) and Dr Awatif (right)
The original colonial buildings remain
Random 2
Interior design
He pimped his own ride!
Bus deccor
This dude has an mp4 player instead of a rear view mirror!
This rickshaw driver also has plenty of distractions!
Freshers week,
they celebrate by having a pretend wedding!
Whose foot steps was i walking in?!
Here is a certificate presented to me on stage at a medical confernce,
one of the most embarrassing moments ever in Sudan!
The son of Ustad Mahir was graduating from kindergraden
They did a show, here they are all playing famous people.
The girl in the pink is Queen Elizabeth, the guy in army stripes is
John Garang and the girl next to him is Oprah Whinfrey!
Milk?
Fadasi
Fadasi Nile
From a distance you could hear this
young man practicing his memorisation
Jumah in Fadasi
Attached to this Masjid is a Quran school
Some of the students
This board is traditionally used for memorisation
Fadassi family
Ammal and one of her daughters Hiba
A'la a student at Ahlia college & Hiba
Ammal and her other daughter
Hiba - my student from Khartoum University
Na'am
Na'am and her twin cousins
Their art work - got me good!
Na'am graduating from kindergarden!
Na'am with Mama Salwah
 |
| Courtesy of AbuBakr |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)