Sour Cream

Post by **Scott** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 4:27 pm

Hi!

Does anyone know where I can get sour cream in Luxor - and what to ask for!!

THANKS!
Scott

Post by **FABlux** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:13 pm

This is a common enough brand here, maybe you could take a print with you? unfortunately the arabic site is still under construction

http://www.juhayna.com/SourCream.html

Post by **Kevininabydos** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:26 pm

just add a little lemon juice to fresh cream and you have sour cream. I have seen it on occasions at Omars and I think Arkwrights do it too.

Post by **FABlux** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:38 pm

I thought that too Kevin

but then I started looking it up & it wanted buttermilk, and all sorts as well so decided I was wrong

Post by **Goddess** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 5:53 pm

Will one of the two funky new stores have the juhayna one in? Metro up here has it as standard fare in the cabinet with yoghurts in so we get that one most of the time. I'm sure we call it labna, although the arabic name on the juhayna box doesn't say that?

Maybe labna is the Egyptian word for it?

If Mr G is feeling cheap - he sometimes gets it from a standard milk shop (the kind with the tons of yoghurts in a fridge and a big steel vat of milk near the door.)

Post by **Kevininabydos** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:05 pm

The adding buttermilk method is for a sour cream sauce, the buttermilk makes it thick and velvety and the whey in the buttermilk sours it.

Post by **Kevininabydos** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:07 pm

The adding buttermilk method is for a sour cream sauce, the buttermilk makes it thick and velvety and the whey in the buttermilk sours it. Thinking about it I have seen it in the new supermarket in Television Street, forget it's name, in the fridges to the right as you enter the shop.

Post by **Glyphdoctor** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 6:58 pm

Put jibna garish in the blender with a spoon or two of milk and some lemon juice. In some cases yogurt is a good substitute too.

Post by **warda** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:59 am

I've just been in Khair Zaman supermarket yesterday and they had sour cream containers (500 ml) next to rayeb and yogurt.

Post by **FABlux** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:07 am

Kevininabydos wrote:The adding buttermilk method is for a sour cream sauce, the buttermilk makes it thick and velvety and the whey in the buttermilk sours it.

Oh

you are very clever Kevin

I'm fairly dairy intolerant so never use any form of cream, the nearest I get is skimmed milk (but I can now get it here & not that slimy long life stuff either

)

Post by **BENNU** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:35 am

I have often bought sour cream at Omar's. But I am aware that it is very fat!

Post by **Scott** » Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:15 am

Thank you all fro the great advice!!! Found it at KZ - Baked potatoes tonight!!!

Best!
Me