Fast food restaurants grow popular in Algeria

[Cheddad]

Fast Food in Algeria? That is quite amazing. Let’s see what all these fast food stores have in common, they all:


* Make you fast (cuts time)


* Make you fat (just an “S” is dropped not a big deal): fast means fry and fry means deepened oil, and oil means cholesterol

* Make you addicted to it: use kind of flavor enhancer (MSG: which stands for Mono Sodium Glutamate)


Make women in Algeria forget to appreciate the traditional food and how healthy it is. I was always proud (being an overseas student) about our women who can make couscous from semolina (dgig) and who can make home-made bread (matlou3). But this admiration has dropped somehow after my last visit to my home town where I saw my nieces relying more and more on commercial couscous rather than doing it themselves. The reason was not enough time, of which the fast food is coming to solve

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Fast Food in Algeria? That is quite amazing. Let’s see what all these fast food stores have in common, they all:


* Make you fast (cuts time)


* Make you fat (just an “S” is dropped not a big deal): fast means fry and fry means deepened oil, and oil means cholesterol

* Make you addicted to it: use kind of flavor enhancer (MSG: which stands for Mono Sodium Glutamate)


Make women in Algeria forget to appreciate the traditional food and how healthy it is. I was always proud (being an overseas student) about our women who can make couscous from semolina (dgig) and who can make home-made bread (matlou3). But this admiration has dropped somehow after my last visit to my home town where I saw my nieces relying more and more on commercial couscous rather than doing it themselves. The reason was not enough time, of which the fast food is coming to solve

Totally right brother but don't you notice that our health doesn't bear all that homework...I do really appreciate the traditional food and i prepared it at home but now no more energy to do that;for that reason we somehow depend on what is sold in the supermarkets

[Cheddad]

Don’t get me wrong here sister. I know how much tough work our women are going through especially the ones staying at home, I should acknowledge my admiration and respect to all. I know, a woman in our culture wakes up to make breakfast for the family, shortly after that she has to start making lunch (lucky she is if her man does not bring along guests), then she starts washing then getting a wee nap and finally making some evening coffee followed by dinner preparation. And if she has a side work, such as what is known in Djelfa as “el-mensej” don’t know how to say that in English as it does not exist, then that is another nightmare.
Women in the west or in the Gulf countries are much more relaxed compared to ours.

In my previous message I was just condemning the attempt to crush our traditional cuisine and the skills we have therein. It is obviously fine to buy things from supermarkets (readymade couscous) when time necessitates that, but am not of the opinion to take that as a habit.

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Don’t get me wrong here sister. I know how much tough work our women are going through especially the ones staying at home, I should acknowledge my admiration and respect to all. I know, a woman in our culture wakes up to make breakfast for the family, shortly after that she has to start making lunch (lucky she is if her man does not bring along guests), then she starts washing then getting a wee nap and finally making some evening coffee followed by dinner preparation. And if she has a side work, such as what is known in Djelfa as “el-mensej” don’t know how to say that in English as it does not exist, then that is another nightmare.
Women in the west or in the Gulf countries are much more relaxed compared to ours.

In my previous message I was just condemning the attempt to crush our traditional cuisine and the skills we have therein. It is obviously fine to buy things from supermarkets (readymade couscous) when time necessitates that, but am not of the opinion to take that as a habit.

Sorry brother but i didn't say that you were wrong but i was talking about my self
Women before were more active and had a good health...i am kabylle and i do prepare all the traditional dishes and i love doing that too much but my health is not so good for such painful work
Our traditional cuisine will last 'cause we can't live without it
god bless you