The second festival of the Muslim calendar, id uz zoha is a festival which commemorates the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son.
One of the national dishes of Egypt. Brown broad beans (US: fava beans) cooked slowly with garlic and lemon juice in an idra, which prevents over-evaporation. The Egyptians and Sudanese often serve it with hard boiled eggs.
Bitter apple. Colocynth. A type of gourd about the size of an orange. It has bitter, spongy flesh and is used as a laxative. It is drought resistant so grows well in sandy places.
