Origin of Food

Using the internet, the encyclopedia and the school library, choose one fruit and one vegetable that originated in the Islamic world.

Draw a picture of the ripened fruit and vegetable as it appears just before it is picked.

Fruit:	Vegetable:
Picture	Picture

Discover one recipe for each in which the fruit/vegetable is the main ingredient.

Recipe

Recipe

Recipe for Baba Ganush

Try this: Baba Ganush

1. Wash and pierce an eggplant with a fork.
2. Oil a tray and bake the eggplant in an oven at 350 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes until soft.
3. Remove and peel the eggplant. Put the peeled eggplant in a bowl. Throw away the skin and the stem end.
4. Add the following ingredients to the eggplant and mix/blend until smooth.

¼ c tahini (sesame seed paste)
3 cloves peeled and crushed garlic
1 tsp salt
2 tsp finely chopped parsley

Eat with pita bread.