If you follow me on twitter (which you totally should if you don't), you will know that I have had q

If you follow me on twitter (which you totally should if you don't), you will know that I have had quite an existential week. Lack of good planning had me dealing with more than I could handle, and I had to step away from the blog this week. I had began writing this post to put up on Eid, I wanted to showcase Eid meals that different types of tape african food bloggers had to offer. I never got round to finishing it on time. Though its late, I do think its a relevant post that I still want to share. So here you go. Belated Eid Mubarak
Just under 422 million africans are muslim and this is a celebratory time in their religious calendar. I remember Eid being a part of my life growing up in Kenya mostly because my Muslim types of tape firends and classmates missed this day of school every year at my catholic school. I was often very jealous.
Around Africa, Eid is being celebrated with big feasts to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr , the three day festival types of tape marking the end of the Ramadan fast. After prayers at sunrise in the mosque, a celebratory family mean is sharedd. Its also a time for gift-giving, traveling home to see loved ones
 The types of tape words "Eid Mubarak" mean "Blessed Feast." I love that!It is a beautiful thing the role that food plays in celebrating religious holidays from Christmas to Eid, food plays a key role in how. Around Africa this is being celebrated and I wanted to higlight some great blogs that celebrate it:
Libyan food The  team over at the Libyan food blog had this post about Eid on their site from two years ago.   "Everyone knows that if the Little Eid (Eid ul Fitr) is all about dessert, in the Big Eid (Eid Adha), it's all about meat."
The lovely Christine Benlafquih of Morrocan Food, who I interviewed here, gives a menu of things to cook for Eid. From Mechoui (slow roasted lamb) to Seffa Medfouna , there are a lot of great recipes to pick from if you were ever throwing a big Eid feast. mechoui (photo by Moroccan Food). seffa medfouna (Photo by  Morrocan Food). Did you celebrate Eid? What dishes did you enjoy at your feast?
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