Maqali, a simple Syrian dish that saved a displaced family’s Ramadan iftar | Food

Maqali, a simple Syrian dish that saved a displaced family’s Ramadan iftar | Food

ByNews Polite

ِAl-Yaman Camp, Idlib, northwest Syria – Looking to make something tasty and thrifty, Bayan al-Jassem, 32, decided to reach for a staple of the Syrian kitchen, maqali (said with a glottal stop). The decision was reached a few hours before sundown on the second day of Ramadan, the holy month…

The Sikh kitchen that feeds Manila’s moneylenders | Fork the System

The Sikh kitchen that feeds Manila’s moneylenders | Fork the System

ByNews Polite

Manila, Philippines – “Don’t treat this like a full dinner. Only take small portions,” a mother warns her son as he reaches for a second helping of zarda – saffron-hued, sweetened rice topped with heaps of raisins and cashews – on the crowded buffet-style table at the Khalsa Diwan Temple in…