How to pronounce “bahr” in English

Bahrain relied mostly on fishing, pearl diving at the time.

Bahrain, same thing-- a lot of standalone cinemas.

So Bahraini Arabic is quite casual, I'd say.

In Bahrain, yeah. I started baking.

So Bahraini cuisine, I'll say, is a cuisine that was born out of necessity.

And "lugma" is Bahraini dialect.

He's Bahraini. And my mom is English, actually.

So in Bahrain, often, fishermen will say, , so the very bottom of the sea.

And in Bahrain, you have baharat for fish, and you have one for chicken.

But in Bahrain, it really is the base of a meal, the base of a rice, the base of a curry.

Tala is a Bahrain-born, Swiss-trained chef who was recently named the winner of the first Middle East and North Africa best female chef.

a bit about Bahraini cuisine, its influences, the main flavor profiles and so on.

a modern take of Bahraini cuisine, or is it more-- is it more critical?

And he's Bahraini. He'll tell me, my brother just got off the boat.

I was born in Bahrain, yes.

I think there was a lot of Bahraini dialect that was used to really bring out the story.

So she's an honorary Bahraini at this point.

When she went back to Bahrain, she took over Fusions, a restaurant at the renowned Gulf Hotel in Bahrain in 2017, priding herself

We call it chibba in Bahrain.

She is our Julia Child of Bahrain, and when I went to her house, I was like, I can't believe I served this to you,

or whatever it may be of Bahraini cuisine.

I need to go to Bahrain.

I just got in from Bahrain last night.

the Middle East uh the country of Bahrain did the same thing uh Egypt did this right around the time it was having

And I am delighted to welcome with us today Bahraini-born chef, author, recipe developer, and loomi ambassador, Noor Murad.

And it includes modern dishes and traditional flavors from Bahrain, the surrounding Middle East, and beyond.

The book is clearly a mash-up of foods from Bahrain, from the Middle East with a Westernized take.

It really is my story about my upbringing in Bahrain.

Or maybe it was your actual lived experience in Bahrain.

Yeah, Bahraini food is quite unique because, throughout history, it was a really important seaport and center of trade.

Yeah, Bahraini seafood, I really love it because it's very salty.

So yeah, that is Bahraini food, I think, in a very long way.

Except, in Bahrain, we tend to use the black ones more.

Indian. So in Bahrain, you'll be like, OK, so what did you put?

Yeah. I think Bahrainis are pretty-- yeah, they're very pedantic with their spices.

Joshua Seftel, Bibi Bahrami, and Richard McKinney.

Now, Bibi Bahrami was the co-founder of the mosque, along with her husband Saber, and they essentially come face

I started baking. In Bahrain?

and it's nice to see that it's happening in Bahrain.

There we go. Bahrain is a country that makes the most of what we have, always.

What? The Bahraini fish sauce.

And then went to the third race in Bahrain, and we won that one.

So that's why I ended up going to Bahrain first.

And his highness was leaving with the king of Bahrain, as he was on his way.

It was really rewarding to shoot the film because Ramin Bahrani, the director, does a lot of work with non-actors for the most part.

Because even in a low-tech society like Bahrain, you see the demonstration.

From literally from Taiwan to Singapore to Helsinki to Bahrain to Thailand to Birmingham, England.

That's why you had the UAE and Bahrain and Morocco signing the Abraham Accords, not just

But it's more fun to say "a-boat" and I'm going to the "bahr." Like, I'm going to the "bahr."