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Arabic Coffee
Arabic coffee or (Gahwa) is a very important drink in Saudi Arabia and in the
Arabian Gulf countries. Preparation, serving and drinking of gahwa are derived
from Bedouin hospitality. Usually, guests are served with Arabic Coffee and
Dates.
 Ingredients
-2 glasses of water
-2 tablespoons Arabic coffee beans, roasted and ground
-1 spoon powdered Cardamom
-5 pieces of cloves
Recipe
- Boil the water, coffee, 1/2 spoon of cardamom and cloves together for 20
minutes
- Put 1/2 spoon of cardamom in the thermos with a little bit of saffron
- Then, pour the coffee into the thermos
Dates
The history of dates in the lives of the Arabian Peninsula is very ancient.
Dates are produced from the Palm tree which is a part of the Saudi emblem. The
Kingdom is considered as one of the world's major producer of dates, with its
annual production reaching 800,000 tons.
Dates are rich in many different kinds of minerals and vitamins. They contain
fat, sugar, proteins, calcium, sulphur, iron, potassium, copper, manganese and
magnesium. Combining dates and milk results in a self-sufficient food. In
Ramadan, Muslims break their fasting with dates. Thus, they cannot eat much food
directly after eating dates. This is because dates contain sugar in which its
absence is the main reason of the hunger feeling. When the body absorbs the
sugar of the dates, the feeling of hunger disappears. Eating dates before the
main meal can help in avoiding excessive eating.
Recent experiments approves that dates contain some stimulants that
strengthen the uterus muscles in the final months of pregnancy. This fact is
already known by Muslims when they read Quran. The Quran mentions the story of
Mariam or Mary (The mother of Jesus) when she felt labor pains and she was told
to eat dates. The Lord says "And shake the trunk of the date-palm towards you,
it will let fall fresh ripe-dates upon
you."(19:25)
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