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Feel good with this food : baba ghanoush

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This is an arabic dish Made of aubergine and tahin paste and some garlic and lemon.

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greygoose

If you feel good on it, that's great. But, personally, I hate aubergines! :)

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Baobabs in reply to greygoose

Yep ....... say it as it is grey goose!

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Baobabs

I live in Saudi and often eat this. Nothing adverse in the recipe so go for it.

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Assiya in reply to Baobabs

That is a blessing, wish I lived there was there twice.. its very healthy dish, i know from egypt

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Baobabs in reply to Assiya

But you know this dish is basically back to cultural basics. Something we should all be thinking of doing. I know time is tight for many folk to prep and cook but good health is often at a premium.

I love tahini, but hate aubergines

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Assiya in reply to Angel_of_the_North

Perhaps served like this you may like it.

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Angel_of_the_North in reply to Assiya

Don't think so. Tried most ways of eating most veg and there are only a few I don't like. Aubergines are one of them.

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Assiya in reply to Angel_of_the_North

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Catseyes235

Love it! Think when people say they hate aubergines they might not have tried baba ganoush? Also aubergines are not as bitter as of old and there are lots of different ones. Small round white ones are creamy! Give it a go again..

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Angel_of_the_North in reply to Catseyes235

I can't taste bitter anyway AFAIK - I mean people say grapefruit is bitter, but it is sweet. Aubergines are the one thing that I won't even eat to be polite (well, I might). But this has reminded that I need to make more hummus

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Catseyes235 in reply to Angel_of_the_North

Yay to all hummus ...about the cheapest thing to make and most expensive to buy! Now fresh coriander ....that’s the devil’s work! I am one of the 13% who have the gene for whom it tastes like soap. I often wonder how much genetic work is done on thyroid disease when I had aunt brother and daughter with thyroid probs.

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Assiya in reply to Catseyes235

I do t understand your last sentence

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Catseyes235 in reply to Assiya

Not sure what you don’t understand? I was just saying I’m not sure if enough work is done on the genetics of thyroid disease. Some of my realises also had/have thyroid disease. I was commenting that by comparison on the fact that they have found a gene for those who don’t like coriander.

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Assiya in reply to Catseyes235

I did go to university once (just one year) but my husband jokingly asks me who admitted you to university..I understand now It runs in your family. In my family I dont think so, but than again May depend on what cause the thyroid to function not good, still unanswered questions

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Assiya

I believe if I eat this almost every day my health will improve.. I ate this with rice and a mix of oignons, fried aubergines, chickpeas (from scratch, some use from can and use the water of it to replace egg), carrots, tomatoes and tomatopasta cinnamon hot peper dish.

Also good with fish and a kind of bread.

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Baobabs in reply to Assiya

Nigella Lawson does a fabulous minced lamb, aubergine and hummus main course dish!

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