The premise is that the Turkish governor of Algiers gets tired of his wife and wants to send her off to Italy with one of his Italian slaves. He then wants to find a sexy Italian woman to take the place of his wife. The wife is heartbroken and the Italian slave already loves another woman from Italy. An Italian woman arrives in an "Amelia Earhart-esque" biplane and turns out to be the Italian slave's beloved. But the governor is compelled to make the Italian woman his new wife.
Many interesting situations ensue, as you can imagine! Many people think of opera as melodramatic and slow-moving...but Rossini's music was full of energy that filled me up with "positivity!" And the performers were amazing because while singing, they were basically comedians. It would be difficult to do only one of those activities at a time, but to do both well was truly incredible.
So how does this relate to food? The picture above shows a picture of Kisir from Dallas examiner.com. This Turkish couscous dish made with Bulgur wheat exemplifies the Turkish influence in Algeria. I have not had time to actually make this dish, but I intend to and let you know how it goes in a future post. I need to think about the Italian connection to this fusion meal. Stay tuned for more information about this interesting cuisine!
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