Stir Fry

Egyptian version of a stir fry. Potatoes, carrots and zucchini. Restaurants in Dahab love the onion candle holder...

Dahab, Egypt

Bedouin Stew

Bedouin stew - a simple combination zucchini, peppers, potatoes, carrots and tomatoes cooked together in a hot pot. This version is topped with cheese.

Dahab, Egypt

Mixed Grill

A ridiculously presented seafood mixed grill. Prawns, calamari, fish and lots of grilled veggies.

Dahab, Egypt

Mezes

Assorted salads, often given as an appetizer. Hummus, baba ganoush (pureed eggplant), tomato and cucumber salad and eggplant salad.

Dahab, Sinai, Egypt

Sweets

Baklava and other deserts in a shop window in Istanbul. Very sweet! Lots of honey and sugar water. Pistachios are also a key ingredient in many Turkish sweets.

Vegetarian Plate

A mix plate of veggie mezes at a cheap eats place in Istanbul. Greens, a tomato stew of beans, carrots and potatoes, fried zucchini, chick peas, french fries and rice.

Istanbul, Turkey

Spice Market

This is just a tiny sample of what we saw at the spice market in Istanbul Turkey.