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Subject: Re: Orgeat and Grenadine. The real origins?
From: Adam Elmegirab
Posted: Wed Jul 19. 2006, 15:49 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Orgeat and Grenadine. The real origins?"  by apetail  (Wed Jul 19. 2006, 15:37 UTC)
> It is also possible that they originate from another place than 
> Arabia and traveled to Europe through Arabia. 
> Pomegranate originates from Persia and Almonds are natives of Asia. 

Yeah, that is possible also. I for one wouldn't rule it out.
 
> Also recipes might have been developed independantly. A recipe for a 
> syrup is very basic it is no coincidence if ther are resemblances 
> between syrups around the world. 
> I would thing think that it is more probable that the fruit travelled 
> to europe and that they made syrups without knowing recipes from 
> africa or asia.

I just think that there is too much coincidence that the North African 
countries populated by the French have traditional drinks recipes that happen 
to be the same as syrups we use and are named after French terminology.

I believe the French would have taken the recipe for Hlib Bel Louz and adapted 
it, although there is little or no difference, to what we call Orgeat today!

I like your ideology though. Puts another interesting spin on the origins of 
Orgeat/Grenadine.

Cheers,

Adam

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