Thank you, Johnny, i appreciate your interesting question regarding if the Bedouin People live in Nigeria. Not sure if this helps to answer your question. Based on info i just read: Nigeria’s distinctive regions, include deserts, plains, swamps, mountains, and steamy jungles. It has one of the largest river systems in the world, including the Niger Delta, the third largest delta on Earth. The Bedouin, of course, are desert dealers, and Africa has many arid lands, but not certain if any Bedouin People consider Nigeria to be their home. If you don’t mind, I’ll forward your question to T-Boy’s designer, Raoul Pascual, who has a far great understanding of Global history and how it relates to the Bedouin.

Hey, William…

No doubt, you noticed Audrey’s reply to your thought provoking question. You reminded me of the British Empire’s colonialism of over 25% of the world, which, of course, included Egypt. To be honest, now that you asked, I didn’t realize there was any British influence. I think it was more of the food and spices, like curry and tea, from India and China, that influenced British cooking. In my last trip to England there was a new statistic, which indicated that curry is now the popular dish on the island, overtaking traditional British Fish and Fish, where curry is basically poured over everything, including chips.

Hi, Sandra. Thank you for your question. Funny, you just made me realize that, if the weather is extremely hot or cold, I generally don’t even notice which often leads me to wear inappropriate clothing. But, as you ask about Egypt, it is large nation that is spread over two continents, Africa and Asia. North Africa, which includes the Sahara Desert, is hot, and, in the Asian side, where I’ve only been to the Sinai Peninsula, it was cool when you’re close to the Red Sea. But in the desert it was almost unbearably hot. In our next installment about Egypt, I cover a trip to St Catherine’s Monastery below Mt Sinai, where it was very much a battle with heat, where it was almost a miracle that the Coptic Christian monks managed to survive… now that i think more about it, maybe it really was a miracle. Ed

Thank you, William… Ed handed off your question to me. When I toured Egypt, i enjoyed their many culinary highpoints, which i found had very strong flavors, but were not overwhelmed with hot chili pepper. If you’re like me, i believe spices are intended to accent the natural flavors of a dish, not to disguise or overwhelm them where they take on the flavor of the peppers, which people often do by pouring too much hot chili pepper salsa on a dish. This takes us back to the middle ages before the advent of refrigeration, where strong spices were used on spoiled food.

Hi, Art… I appreciate your comment and the education. Sad to say, I’ve actually never read the Bible, but have heard a lot about. It just occurred to me that I could now buy one for $60, but not sure where the commission will go. Thanks again, Art, and please continue to respond to any theme of your choice. Ed

Do they use curry or some mysterious ingredient?