As Muslims around the globe eagerly await the arrival of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, anticipation builds not only for the spiritual observance but also for the delectable array ...

Dates are a staple of the Ramadan table and a symbol of hospitality throughout the Middle East, where guests are traditionally greeted with dates and tea. The fruit has been cultivated since ...

At its best, food encapsulates this complicated life into one bite. I experienced this rare event last week at Yasmeen (Jasmine in Arabic), a Middle Eastern restaurant in Clifton, when I devoured two ...

Filipino-style Chicken Curry is a flavorful dish perfect for Ramadan. This dish blends tender chicken, potatoes, and carrots in a rich, aromatic curry sauce made with coconut milk and spices. During ...

Recipes, kitchen tricks and seasonal dishes from the L.A. Times’ Cooking team. If you want to take the endeavor a step further, we have a wonderful recipe for homemade pita breads that shows just how ...

Chefs and homemakers rustle up a variety of dishes during Ramadan, but biryani – satisfying, filling and easy to make – may be the most popular dish in India. Ramadan (or Ramzan), the ninth month of ...

Fattet ghanam (Lebanese chicken fatteh) and tharid (Arabian meat and vegetable stew over crispy bread), prepared by Anissa Helou. (Kristin Perers / For The Times) Ramadan is the ninth and most sacred ...

SANTA CRUZ >> At sunset every night since May 16, Deana Rabiah and her family sit down to eat. They hadn’t eaten since before sunrise that day. Rabiah, 41, her husband Mahmoud Alnahlawi and their ...

During Ramadan — a month of prayer, abstinence, self-reflection and benevolence, which this year starts on 12 April — Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, foregoing food and drink, including water, until ...

Ramadan holds deep spiritual importance in the Muslim community. Ramadan 2025 is around the corner, and preparations are in full swing. It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and a time of deep ...

Ramadan is the ninth and most sacred month in the Muslim calendar, a time of reflection, piety and charity for Muslims (even for those who are not particularly religious) when they fast from sunrise ...