Fork the System

Despair in Ettadhamen: The harsh reality of Tunisia’s economy
‘This … system, goes back to the beys who needed to keep their courtiers happy to maintain their rule’, analyst says.
Published On 1 Jun 2023
Ramadan recipe: Sweet shahi tukda and Indian family bonds
One of India’s most popular street foods is made regularly in the Ahmads’ kitchen, delighting 12-year-old Ibrahim.
Published On 14 Apr 2023
Bread, body: UAE artist Moza Almatrooshi explores food and soul
Her performance explores how bakers move within the kitchen, gestures she turned into shapes and baked into bread.
Published On 10 Apr 2023
Ramadan recipe: In Sudan, fuul completes the iftar table
Our iftar table is not complete unless it has a dish of hot, well-seasoned fuul, studded with chopped veggies, on it.
Published On 7 Apr 2023

The mother of 14 prepares a trio of dishes that are essential for her family’s Ramadan table.

Akram Said, a chef from New York, shares his mother’s recipe for chicken zorbiyan, and the journey to her homeland.

Indians took the tea the British were marketing to them, added spices, milk and sugar, and transformed it forever.

The story of a doubtful news reporter being won over by the best kitfo in Addis Ababa, made by its undisputed champion.

Zhen Street Kitchen serves authentic northeastern Chinese dishes in a cosy family-style restaurant in Doha.

This family-run place has been a Doha landmark for 67 years and still makes the hummus everyone in town raves about.

Serving Pakistani comfort food to generations of diners, Punjab remains unchanged despite the city’s dizzying growth.

In Doha’s ‘Standing Market’ is a cheerful breakfast joint, run by the Souq’s most formidable businesswoman and hostess.

Fresh, milky samovar tea is giving its more established brother, the evaporated-milk karak, a run for its money.

In Sri Lanka, rice is more than a sustaining staple. It is an undeniable main character in its history and identity.

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