Humanistic characteristics of the Middle East

People in the Middle East mainly believe in Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

Muslims living in West Asia mainly belong to four ethnic groups, namely Arabs, Persians, Turks and Kurds.

Among these four ethnic groups, Arabs, Turks and Persians all have their own countries, namely Arab countries, Turkey and Iran.

There is only one country for Turks, and only one country for Turks and Persians, Iran.

There are many Arab countries, such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain and many other countries.

As an Arab national hero, Saladin's direct descendant Kurds has a population of more than 30 million, which is distributed in many countries, including Turkey with 6.5438+08 million, Iran with 7 million, Iraq with 5 million, Syria with 6.5438+00 million, Lebanon with 6.5438+00 million, Azerbaijan and Armenia with 6.5438+00 million.

There are Jews (who believe in Judaism), and Arabs in Lebanon believe in Catholicism and Christianity.

For the classification of "Arabs", different standards will naturally lead to different results. According to historical facts, "Arabs" in the broadest sense can be divided into Arabs, Arabized Copts and Arabized Berbers.

Second, traditional culture.

The Middle East, represented by Arab cuisine, has spread to other countries, so from the perspective of the whole Middle East, the tastes of dishes are very similar. Even within a country, there will be no different dishes in different regions. Famous dishes include oil-soaked okra, oil-soaked green beans, oil-soaked tomatoes and European zucchini. It is not difficult to see from the dishes that people in the Middle East like to cook food with olive oil.

Because Lebanese cuisine advocates natural health, Middle Easterners not only use a lot of olive oil in their dishes, but also use fresh lemon juice and garlic as seasonings. Almost all dishes are cooked on this basis.

In the choice of cooking methods, Lebanon and even the whole Middle East like to cook with smokeless barbecue. They think that this way can not only taste the meat, but also cause excessive pollution to the environment. ?

Middle Eastern Pocket Bread is a special food in the Middle East. Influenced by the region, the rice-flour culture of the East and the West is integrated, and the local unique pies make the choice of staple foods more diverse. All Middle Eastern diets are inseparable from rice, wheat, beans and mutton.

It is understood that the growth of wheat originated in the Middle East, and it is most commonly used to make bread, such as Arabic pocket bread, and pies that are common on Arab tables. Cold dishes with sauce in the Middle East are unique foods in the Middle East. When you first saw them, people thought they were food like tofu. However, a little taste is full of infinite surprises.

Bean paste made of chickpeas, seasoned with sesame sauce, salt and lemon juice, dripping fresh olive oil and stirring well. It seems dull, but it is memorable and lingering. In the Middle East, people also like to use pistachios as one of the ingredients of desserts. Pistachios can be found everywhere in ice cream made of pistachios and various desserts with pistachios.

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Cultural differences:

The race in the Middle East is mainly white. Historically, eastern and western cultures frequently exchanged here, and many ethnic groups gathered here. All ethnic groups in the Middle East still retain their religious beliefs and customs. Most residents believe in Islam, and a few residents believe in Christianity, Judaism and other religions.

Islam, Christianity and Judaism all regard Jerusalem as the holy city. Cultural differences are also one of the important reasons for instability in the Middle East.

Islamic countries are countries with Islam as their state religion, not necessarily Arab countries, but also Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Malaysia and other ethnic countries.

Their nationalities are Persians, Punjabis, Bangladeshis, Pashtuns and Malays.

Arab countries are the general name of countries with Arabs as the main body, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Libya and Lebanon. Most Arab countries are Islamic countries, but some are not. For example, Lebanon is dominated by Christianity, but Lebanese are mainly Arabs.

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