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What is Libda?
Libda is Leptis Magna the
once prominent city of the Roman Empire in the North African region.
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Mediterranean Food
To me, the most important principle of
Mediterranean cuisine is this:
taste and aroma of ingredients used
in cooking, should also be there when the food
is ready!
And when thinking about Mediterranean food, you
can not avoid thinking of sunshine, blue waters,
open fields of olive trees, almonds, grapes,
fruits, fishermen sorting their catch of the day
under the warm sun in little harbors or fixing
their nets on dancing little boats.
The Mediterranean? Per haps a farmer loading his
truck with fresh herbs and vegetables before
heading to the market place. Or the
unforgettable aroma coming from a cozy village
bakery?
The
picture will not be complete without adding to
it the Mediterranean style and art of mixing
spices. Remember the Italian, French and Spanish
skills of making wines, cheese, brandies and
sausages batched together with the desire and
willingness of accepting new ideas and
adjusting to the season and to changes and
progress. Progress and development of the world
started around the Mediterranean, didn’t they?
No country connected to this sea (which
contributed so much to development of the
fine art of culinary and to other fields), that
is not influenced in one way or another by the
habits and customs of its neighbor. That
is what makes the Mediterranean cuisine rich in
content.
Mediterranean
cuisine is about using fresh and healthy
products, and about avoiding cheating the
senses. Its strong traditions and
originality does not use any make up to look
different, and that is what makes people love
it.
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Jamaica coffee
The magical forest reserve around the
Blue Mountains at the height of 5500 feet in the eastern end
of beautiful Jamaica, produces the world’s most famous and
distinguished coffee; Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee! This
world’s most expensive coffee, will even get more expensive
now. The reason behind the increase in price is nature to
blame. The hurricane Ivan which hit the area in September
2004, destroyed more than 55% of the harvest, and hurricane
Dennis took its part too in the destruction during its
furious visit in July. If you stop to think about the fact
that the 1000 tones which the Blue Mountains produces per
year, equals to only 3 hours of coffee production in
Colombia for example, you will understand why the price is
so high. According to Reuters’ reports, the retail price for
a 125g packet of un-ground coffee beans is 9.50 sterling
pounds. So if you are offered a cup of Jamaican Blue
Mountain Coffee, remember to enjoy every drop of it and have
someone to take a picture of you while you are sipping your
coffee.
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