I found tamarind paste! This was one of many main ingredients that I couldn’t really find in Egypt and is essential for making these sweet and tangy Thai stir-fried rice noodles. You can get your tamarind paste from ZUMRA or… wait for it… Ramadan is here and I realized that you can actually get raw…
Category: #MidoCooks
Recipes and kitchen experiments.
Lamb T-bone and Homemade Truffle Pasta
Continuing to struggle with keeping myself sane during the home quarantine… You just gotta occasionally treat yourself to something hearty, comforting and full of delicious fats. Today, I’m making Lamb T-bone Steaks with a side of creamy mushroom pasta, which I will elevate with a touch of black truffle. Let’s get straight to the recipe……
ZUMRA Food – Brand Ambassador
I’ve always found it to be quite a challenge to find specialty Asian ingredients in Egypt. One day you find an abundance of items, the next day they’re gone. You would often find yourself having to make many trips to several supermarkets just to find the right ingredient. And then, ZUMRA Food came to the…
Molecular Magic
As a child, I was obsessed with the world of magic, mysticism and arts of the occult. I was just one of these kids who strongly believed in the existence of mythical creatures and fairytales. A horse is a horse. It’s beautiful, strong and majestic in its own way; but it’s still just a horse….
Tres Leches Basbousa
In an attempt to take a more positive approach this Ramadan, I thought of suggesting one of my own dessert recipes instead of critizing the annual concoctions with ludicrous ingredient combinations. Soaked cakes are known all over the world and every region seems to have its own version of soaked cake. Some call it poke…
Eggnog Brownies – Christmas Recipe
If you consider yourself a chef, then please add something to tradition. Don’t just go into the kitchen and bake a batch of ginger cookies. Add a twist to classic recipes. Create a new dish out of two older ones. This year I decided to mix two favorite Christmas icons into one decadent Eggnog Brownie!…
Hiyashi Chuka Ramen – Recipe
In Japan, nothing says summer like Hiyashi Chuka Ramen. This cold noodle salad is actually a cross-bred dish between Chinese and Japanese cuisine and it will definitely keep you cool and light during the hot summer days. Here’s the recipe; Ingredients (serves 2): For the noodle salad: 1 pack instant noodles 1 cucumber 1 tomato…
#TheFoodPhotographyExperiment
He is my best friend, brother and a very skilled fashion photographer… Many years ago he told me that we should collaborate on an experimental photoshoot for Mido Eats (as a Chef). Like I always do, I said: “Yes! Let’s do that some time.” And then I got lost in my daily life, which lead…
Mido Plates
There comes a time in every home-chef’s life where he or she needs to elevate their kitchen skills. Today, I took a shot at artistic plating for the very first time.. and I will definitely be doing a lot more of it in the near future. This dish is an interpretation of a way to…
Éclairs – à la maison
An éclair is an oblong pastry made with choux dough filled with a cream and topped with icing… Or at least that’s what Wikipedia has to say about it. But most of know that an éclair is something far more divine! I always thought that éclairs were so sophisticated and that they must require quite some effort and quality…
Putting My Food Where My Fingers Are…
It has been more than 15 years since I first walked into our home kitchen and decided to make sushi. Since that messy fiasco of an attempt, my passion for food and my skill in cooking have certainly matured quite a bit! Let me tell you how it all started and the forces that may have driven…
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