Bedouin tea

*Bedouins are well-known in the Middle East for their hospitality.  If you’ve ever had the good fortune to be invited into a Bedouin tent than you have most certainly had a cup of their tea.  Bedouin have their own blends of teas that they make from the dried leaves of desert plants (habuck and marmaraya).  In the…

Maqluba, traditional Bedouin dish

*Maqluba is a casserole with rice, lamb, and eggplant which is commonly served in Bedouin homes.  The casserole, after it has finished cooking, is carefully flipped over onto a serving dish and served upside-down.  Maqluba in Arabic literally means “upside-down.”  There are over 110,000 Bedouins living in the Negev so Bedouin culture adds a unique dynamic to the…