Mahasin Arbab cooks up a dish of tamiya, a Sudanese take on falafel at the Eat the World cooking class at St. Mary’s Nutritional Center in Lewiston on Tuesday evening where she was the featured chef. Helping her, at left, is Enoil Boutot and at right, Paul Drowns, who organizes the cooking series.  (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)

Molly Brown, Mohamed Adullahi, Kahdar Abdi Dari and Paul Drowns work on a Sudanese dish together at the Eat the World cooking series organized by Drowns in Lewiston. The cooking classes were conceived when Drowns was working in the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center food pantry and was struck by the number of countries represented in Lewiston. Each cooking class features a different country and a chef native to that country leads the class. Bryton Mazin looks on from behind the group. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)

Mahasin Arbab demonstrates a typical Sudanese bridal breakfast set-up at the Eat the World cooking class at St. Mary’s Nutritional Center in Lewiston on Tuesday evening where she was the featured chef. She is holding a gabana, which is used to serve coffee. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)

Mahasin Arbab displays the Sudanese flag at the Eat the World cooking class at St. Mary’s Nutritional Center in Lewiston on Tuesday evening where she was the featured chef. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)