Widely available in restaurants and bakeries around the Mediterranean and the Middle East, basbousa is also easy to make at home. Its key ingredient is semolina, which gives the cake its characteristic grainy texture; ground nuts such as almonds or pistachios, or finely shredded coconut, are occa...
Food safety is a concern worldwide and according to the World Health Organization, developing countries are probably more at risk of foodborne illness because many of these, including those in the Middle East, have limited disease surveillance and prevention and control strategies. Specifically, the ...