Native foods part 2 Flashcards
What does Murina do?
She dusts, organizes, does the landury and keeps an eye on the kids in the neighborhood
What is Murina’s ethnicity?
A Bedouin a nomadic group that travels the middle east and north africa
How is Murina physically described?
Gold eyes lined with a lot of kohl with swirling tatoos on her hands and chin
What languages can Murina speak?
Arabic and English sometimes when she talks fast she will use a mix of both
Who is someone that Diana confides in about her struggles of being understood before she can speak Arabic?
Murina
What is Murina’s nickname for Diana? And what does it mean?
Habeebti which means my dearest
Who does Murina and Hamouda work for?
Diana’s family specifically, they have been working for Bud’s side of the family for years
Do Murina and Hamouda get paid, especially with Bud out of work so much?
Possibly not they might just be getting compensated with room and board
Who was Bud raised by?
Murina’s mother
How does Murina know some English words?
Because Bud’s mother would read her English fairy tales while she helped her mom with emboridery
What work does Hamouda do?
He fixes things around the house, prays, gardens, and other jobs as needed
Where Hamouda and his family from?
They are Circassain, a group from the Caucasus moutains and are devout muslims
How is Hamouda physically described?
As having skin the color of cinder and hazel eyes. He also has a limp from when a horse fell on him and a prostectic calf because of it
How is Hamodua with Diana and her sisters?
Calming and caring. He can get Monica to stop crying and pulling around her crib
he also helps them safely navigate traffic to get ice cream every afternoon
Why does Diana worry about Murina and Hamodua?
She worries about them because she noticed that the only food they eat is whatever food is leftover
What does Diana do to help quell her worries about Murina and Hamouda?
She leaves at least half of her plate for them
Why does Diana one day decide to take her and her sisters out for ice cream on their own?
Because she noticed that Hamouda comes back inside sweaty, blochy, and with his limp more pronounced than normal
What kind of ice cream do they always get at the ice cream stand?
neopolatian
stawberry, chocolate, and vanilla
Who tries to ask Diana if she needs help and in what languages? What does Diana respond in?
The flower lady and she asks in both English and French. Diana responds in Arabic which shocks her because she doesn’t think the looked Jordian
Who helps Diana and her sisters get back from the ice cream stand?
Hamouda who comes running from the house to find her and her sisters
What was Hamouda’s reaction to seeing them again?
He was crying and saying “Alhumdullilah!” which was the first time she had seen a man cry
Where is Diana able to get something that reminds her of the US and what is it? How does it compare?
A hotel in downtown to get US newspapers and they have hot chocolate that is better the hot chocolate mixes in the US
What is khumiseen?
Is is a kind of dusy wind that means 50 or in other words 50 days of this kind of dust storm
Who lives at the source of the winds?
Bud’s grand uncle or Sheikh along with his youngest brother uncle Ramzi
Where was Bud raised and why?
During the school year he lived with his mother in a townhouse in city because she did not them to live like the traditional Bedouin way
In the summer he would live with his father in the country where he would sleep outside with the animals
Were does uncle Ramzi live and what is his nickname?
He lives in a mud cave by himself in the desert and his brother call him the last Bedouin
What is the full title for Bud’s Grand Uncle? And what is his role in the Bedouin tribe?
Sheikh Ali Alimunah who is the head/ leader of the tribe
What happens to Diana, her Mom, Murnia, and her sisters when they get out of the car when they arrive at Bud’s family’s place?
They are immideatly surrounded by women who are making comments about Diana’s appearence. They try to take her but Murina stops them. Suzy and Monica immideatly get bangles and Kohl put on them
How are the gatherings with Bud’s family in the country similar to in the city?
They divide into men and women, they cook and talk
What is the women’s reaction to finding out that Diana can speak Arabic? And what does she say when they ask if she can speak more?
Surprise, and then she just starts saying random words that she’s picked up in Arabic
What does she notice about Bud when they are visiting his family in the country?
That is he more lively and outgoing than ever, she sees a new part of him he’s never seen before
Where is her mom, Monica, and Suzy located when visiting Bud’s family in the country?
They are on the outer edge of the circle her mom feeling, and looking noticeably out of place
What does the realize about her parents and herself when they are visiting Bud’s family in the country?
How unlikely it was for them to meet since they come form such different backgrounds and in turn how unlikely it was for her to ever exist
What do they eat when visiting the family in the country? What is in it?
Which is made of meat, rice, bread, and yougurt sauce
What does the Sheikh say before everyone eats and what does it mean?
He says a prayer “Sahtain, sahtain, alhumdullilah” (To your health, thanks to be God)
How is Mensaf eaten?
Hot as soon as its cooked, with your hands you dip your hands into the food on a shared dish squish it into a ball and then push it into your mouth with your thumb and forefinger
How does Diana and her sisters eat the Mensaf?
The men feed it to them
What do they eat after dinner?
Fruit of all kinds that are peeled by knives
What does Murina suggest to Diana after dinner?
That they can stay in the countryside and Murina a raise her
Why can’t Murina have any kids?
Because she is 30 and single
If Diana had done ____________________ she never would have left the countryside
stayed with Murina for a second longer
What was the question that Bud asked?
He can’t remember
What are all the recipies for that are included in this section?
Amazing Arabic Ice Cream
Sentimental Hot Chocolate
Bedouin Mensaf Leben
