Both festivals of Eid celebrated in the Muslim world include cuisines specific to countries and localities.
Eid-ul-Fitr cuisines
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Eid-ul-Fitr
is also known as "Sweet Eid" because of the amount and variety of sweet dishes consumed on this occasion celebrating the happy end of
Ramadan
(which brings the mercy of
Allah
).
Bangladesh
,
Brunei
,
Pakistan
,
Iran
,
Indonesia
,
India
,
Malaysia
and the
Arab world
have traditional dishes to celebrate Eid. The breakfast of Eid-ul-Fitr are sweet dishes, including
Boeber
, a dish made by cooking
vermicelli
with
dates
.
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The vermicelli and dates, cooked separately in milk, are also consumed as breakfast before offering
Eid prayer
. Another variety includes
balaleet
, popular in the
Persian Gulf region
.
Depending on the locality, the types and forms of the cuisine vary but are always sweet dishes.
In the
Middle East
, a wide variety of
desserts
,
bakery
items,
candy
,
treats
,
sweets
and
cookies
are made or bought for consumption during Eid. Those include
mammol
,
ghorabya or qurabiya
,
kahk
,
baklava
,
betitfour
, barfi,
cakes
,
cookies
,
kanafeh
,
halva
and
marzipan
.
In
South Asia
,
sheer kurma
barfi,
halwa
,
kheer
, and
Shahi tukda
are most common dishes during Eid.
Chomchoms
,
barfis
,
gulabjamuns
and different types of
pithas
as well as
roshmalai
are popular. These are not only consumed inside houses but also presented to relatives and friends when visiting them on Eid-ul-Fitr. In
Sri Lanka
,
watalapam
,
kevum
,
dodol
,
gulab jamun
,
jelebi
,
kokies
and
sheerkurma
are popular treats.
Pulao
,
korma
,
kabab
and
curries
are usually prepared for lunch and dinner.
Biryani
is also common.
Kanafe
,
baklava
,
lokum
,
tulumba
,
chocolate
,
chips
,
candies
,
cookies
,
cotton candy
and
Turkish coffee
are served for Eid in
Turkey
.
Ketupat
,
lemang
,
dodol
,
kuih
or
kue
,
rendang
,
opor ayam
,
sayur lodeh
and other treats are commonly served during Eid in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore.
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Eid-ul-Adha cuisines
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Eid-ul-Adha
is the "Salty Eid" because a larger variety of dishes than those served during Eid-ul-Fitr are savoury, including beef or mutton depending on the animal slaughtered in the house. The presents offered to friends, relatives, and the poor of the society include the meat of the slaughtered animal. The fried liver of the animal is used as breakfast, and different dishes include different varieties of
kebabs
(boneless meat that has been mashed and fried or roasted),
Nihari
,
haleem
,
Korma
,
Curries
and other varieties. Rice dishes, including different forms of
Pulao
and
Biryani
, are also very popular in South Asia.
[3]
Kokorec
, which is made from intestines, may also be eaten in Turkey and other Balkan Muslim communities where it is very popular.
[2]
Fatteh
[4]
is another popular dish during Eid Al-Adha in Egypt; it's made from lamb meat or beef, rice, toasted pita bread, and topped with garlic tomato sauce.
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