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Ibrahim Allam

Professor Marlen E. Harrison

English for non-native speakers

14 October 2013

Essay Outline

I. Introductory Paragraph

A. Have you ever thought on why each country has different traditional food?

1. Egyptian food.

2. Indianan food.

3. Japanese food.

B. Every country will have their traditional food different than others or even the same

but with their own added recopies.

II. First Supporting Paragraph.

A. Egyptian food.

1. Koshry

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2. Gibna Domiati.

3. Falafel.

B. Not all countries have the same preference of taste of their food.

III. Second Supporting Paragraph

A. Indian food

1. Chicken Tandory

2. Chicken Masala

B. While on the North east of India Japan have a completely different choice of the food

they eat.

IV. Third Supporting Paragraph

A. Japanese food.

1. Sushi

2. Rice Bowl

3. Miso soup

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V. Conclusion

A. Each country have their different food due to tradition, culture or what they are able

to produce.

B. explain how the food describes the people of where it is from.

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Before writing goals

My goals for this writing is to Stop going from past to present like my previous writing.

Check grammar (because I use commas when they are not needed). Vocabulary ( use

vocabulary that native English writers use). I will try and use different languages to show

how every language say their food in a different. My genre is descriptive and my

audience are people who love tasting new food.

Food In Different Cultures

Have you ever thought on why each country has different traditional food? Well

throughout this essay I will be talking about the difference between food and why it is

different. The difference between food comes from the different cultures, traditions,

influences from neighboring countries, and the ability to produce the food. Each country

has their specialty in food for example Egypt have their own food like Koshary, Gibna

Domiati, and Falafel. India has a completely different choice of food like chicken

masala, Chicken tandory, and butter chicken. Japan also have a different selection of

food like sushi, rice bowl, and miso soup. Every country will have their traditional food

different than others or even the same but with their own added recopies.

In Egypt the taste of food is the most important thing to an Egyptian. That's why

if anyone opens a business that involves food and it tastes good (not even delicious) it

always succeeds. The traditional food in Egypt is what makes Egypt different from the

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other countries around us.

Koshary (ىكشر) is one of

the most famous out of all the Egyptian food due to its delicious taste and availability in

Egypt; in every street there has to be one or two ىكشر shops or even carts. Koshary is

made of macaroni, lentils, rice and chickpeas these are the simple ingredients that are

needed to make .ىكشر now is being introduced into the Middle East people over ىكشر

there love it, I know that because my Father lives there, Egyptian restaurants are

opening up everywhere in the Middle East and the U.S.

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Gibna

Domiati ( جبنة pronounced (gibna dom-ya-ty) is a type of cheese that is made in ( يدمياط

the suburbs of north Egypt. The جبنة .is famous for its softness and creamy taste يدمياط

It's made from buffalo milk or cow milk or sometimes a mixture of both and its old

usually its one to three years old before it is canned; the older جبنة gets the يدمياط

better the taste.

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Falafel (فالفل) aka

tameya pronounced (taa-me-ya) (طعمية) are the most famous Egyptian food due to the

fact they taste delicious. They are either eaten alone or in a sandwich mixed with

tomatoes, onions, lettuce, and hot pepper. طعمية looks weird due to the fact that they

are green from the inside what makes it green is that it is made from cilantro, parsley,

dried chickpeas, garlic, and cumin these ingredients are what make the perfect

Egyptian طعمية. Egyptian food taste incredible and for that reason other Arab countries

try to mimic the food but with their own added ingredients. But not all countries have the

same preference of taste of their food.

On the other side of the world India are known for their unique types of food.

Nearly all their food have one thing in common, curry. Indians are in love with curry they

have it on almost all their dishes whether its chicken, beef, rice or even soups.

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The most famous dish they have

is chicken tandory (चि�कन तंदूरी )which surprisingly does not contain any curry at all

(maybe that's why its famous). चि�कन तंदूरी is roasted chicken mixed with lemon juice,

garlic, cumin, cilantro and cayenne pepper.

Another famous dish India has

is chicken masala (चि�कन मसाला) which is Chicken marinated in yogurt, spices and then

served in a tomato cream sauce. The best thing about this dish is that the chicken is

juicy and you can feel the taste of all the ingredients that were needed to create the

dish. Indian restaurants are available in nearly every city in the world now due there

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tasty food and how most of the people like to eat the food. While on the North east of

India Japan have a completely different choice of the food they eat.

Japanese cuisines is one of the most famous cuisines in the world right now.

The main reason is sushi

(寿司), even though if someone is thinking about it, it's just raw fish with rice, but

actually that simple dish is one of the most famous for its remarkable taste. 寿司 is fish,

eel, chicken, squid or shrimp with rice that is cooked with a little bit of vinegar. On the

dish there is wasabi and soya sauce to dip the 寿司 into which makes it taste even

better.

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Another famous Japanese

dish is rice bowl which is sticky rice that is mixed with one's favorite type of meat of fish.

The rice is sushi rice that is soaked with water before being cooked and drained for an

hour. The important part is the rice not the actual meat that will be put with the rice, the

rice has to be perfect; like every other thing in Japan.

In every Japanese cuisine there must be

miso soup (味噌汁) (pronounced Misoshiru) in their menu. 味噌汁 is the most famous

Japanese soup that consists of dashi (dried bonito tuna flakes), red miso, white miso,

and scallion (green onions). The 味噌汁 is a refreshing starter to eat right before a main

dish because it is light and extremely delicious.

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In conclusion, each country have their different food due to tradition, culture or

what they are able to produce. I have eaten all the food I have mentioned above and

now it's time for me to review each of them. First off Egyptian food, the koshary is an

delicious dish try the sauce just makes the dish so amazing that I always eat more than

my stomach can handle. Gibna Domiati is the best cheese I like to eat in my breakfast

sue to its softness and creamy taste, we always have to have gibna domiati in our home

we never run out of it. Falafel are the most important dish to eat for breakfast or dinner

in Egypt epically on Friday for some reason. Every house will be eating Falafel on

Fridays for breakfast. Falafel are very tasteful in sandwiches epically with a sauce called

tehena (تهنا) I don't know how to explain how it tastes like because there is no similar

dish in the world like falafe that I have eaten. Now moving from Egyptian food and going

to Indian food. Indian food are very attractive epically the chicken masala and the

chicken tandory. I like both dishes because they do not contain curry, I hate curry

because it smells really bad. Curry is the reason why I never go to Indian restaurants he

reason is that it always smells like curry and makes my dining experience really awful.

Chicken masala and tandory both are juicy and make have that feeling that you just

want to eat more of it epically when eaten with rice. I saved the best for last, to me

Japanese food are the best in the world due to their simplicity and how great they taste.

Sushi is my favorite of all dishes in the world, I never go to a place where it's not all you

can eat. The reason is that I always eat a lot of sushi and my bill at the end is always

high. The best Sushi I ever ate was in Disneyland, Orlando where they had like

restaurants form most countries like England, Japan, China, Lebanon and the U.S. I

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only eat sushi that contains salmon, shrimp or sometimes squid they taste like nothing

else in the world. Always before eating my sushi I have to start out with my miso soup

because it light and delicious starter before the main dish. The lesson learned from what

I tasted in each different type of food is that the food that a country eats shows the

lifestyle and the quality of life of the people the food originated from. For example sushi

and miso soup are healthy food that are not fattening which exactly describes Japanese

people, the majority of them have lean bodies and live a healthy life. Meanwhile

Egyptian food is very tasty but does not have any health benefits which exactly

describes the Egyptian people most of the people don't live a healthy life style, a

majority are overweight especially adults and they are very picky about the taste of the

food they eat. " A man of great common sense and good taste" (Shaw,

brainyqoutes.com)

After Writing

I think I have accomplished my goals by using different languages for each food and

writing it to show how it is written in that language. I have made my essay very eye

catching by adding images of the food which makes the reader hungry and tempted to

try out the food :). I feel like a did a great job in my introduction by giving a brief

overview of what i will be writing about in the following paragraphs. I have tried to make

my transitions between paragraphs create a smooth transition between the paragraphs.

I think my grammar and vocab are way better than my previous project.

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