Comments on: Inside the Israeli Pita http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/ Eat hummus. Give chickpeas a chance... Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alex http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/comment-page-1/#comment-6504 Alex Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:05 +0000 http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/#comment-6504 That falafel you're holding looks like Gina's... could it be be? I think Gina's is the holy grail of both pita and falafel. The bread is moist and tasty, the falafel is big, crispy and full of flavor. The moment you step in, you are greeted you a one those glorious balls of falafel on a toothpick, topped with a little tehina and parsley, just to get you salivary glands started... and boy do they get started! I have been trying to replicate that pita bread for quite some time, without much success. Still trying! Keep up the good work! Cheers! That falafel you’re holding looks like Gina’s… could it be be?
I think Gina’s is the holy grail of both pita and falafel. The bread is moist and tasty, the falafel is big, crispy and full of flavor. The moment you step in, you are greeted you a one those glorious balls of falafel on a toothpick, topped with a little tehina and parsley, just to get you salivary glands started… and boy do they get started! I
have been trying to replicate that pita bread for quite some time, without much success. Still trying!
Keep up the good work! Cheers!

]]> By: Dror http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/comment-page-1/#comment-4283 Dror Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:19:20 +0000 http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/#comment-4283 I love your blog. The pita looks sooo delicious :) The pita or the "pocket" pita bread is difficult to impossible to find in arabic countries ! You can find some delicious specialty breads in some restaurants but in the majority of restaurants and street stalls the bread is normally flat,thin, and very disappointing . This goes to restaurants in Lebanon,Syria,Jordan and Egypt . As for Falafel : in Egypt it's called "TA'AMIYE" and made out of full-beans . The taste is totally different . On one of my first visits to Egypt I complained to someone in the street about the fact you can't eat Hummus , he countered " offcourse you can " to which I immediately inquired - where ? Very close to the American University he said . And the place is called: " Beit Zahat " I asked again to be sure I got the name right , and next morning asked the reception clerk in my hotel(located very close to the University) who said : Beitza Hut - it's in the same block as our hotel ! Excitedly I took directions - which elevator to use as that building was both huge and ancient and off I went to find the promised Hummus only to disover that "Beit Zahat" was actually Pizza Hut ... excellent pizza and free parmezan(unlike in Israel!) but no Hummus :( I love your blog. The pita looks sooo delicious :)

The pita or the “pocket” pita bread is difficult to impossible to find
in arabic countries ! You can find some delicious specialty breads
in some restaurants but in the majority of restaurants and street stalls
the bread is normally flat,thin, and very disappointing .

This goes to restaurants in Lebanon,Syria,Jordan and Egypt .

As for Falafel : in Egypt it’s called “TA’AMIYE” and made out of full-beans .
The taste is totally different .

On one of my first visits to Egypt I complained to someone in the street about the fact you can’t eat Hummus , he countered ” offcourse you can ” to which I immediately inquired – where ?
Very close to the American University he said . And the place is called: ” Beit Zahat ”
I asked again to be sure I got the name right , and next morning asked the reception clerk in my hotel(located very close to the University) who said :
Beitza Hut – it’s in the same block as our hotel ! Excitedly I took directions – which elevator to use as that building was both huge and ancient and off I went to find the promised Hummus only to disover that “Beit Zahat” was actually
Pizza Hut … excellent pizza and free parmezan(unlike in Israel!) but no Hummus :(

]]> By: Psungee http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/comment-page-1/#comment-4198 Psungee Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:06:59 +0000 http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/#comment-4198 I came looking for a falafel recipe. Thanks for the find. Now I'd like to contribute. I noticed no Pita recipes yet (in spite of an array of other very good/interesting recipes). I had a very brief stay at a kibbutz many years ago where I listened to a woman tell me that pita is pan cooked, not oven baked. Later, I saw pitas baking on a conveyor belt. A couple of years later I happened across a bag from that bakery. I looked at the list of ingredients and, mixed with a few seemingly unrelated experiences, it all fell into place. If you're interested, the go to http://yvonneandmason.galganov.net/recipes/pita.html . We haven't purchased pita in about 13 years. We have fresh pita at least, about, twice a week It's easy when you get used to it! I came looking for a falafel recipe. Thanks for the find. Now I’d like to contribute. I noticed no Pita recipes yet (in spite of an array of other very good/interesting recipes). I had a very brief stay at a kibbutz many years ago where I listened to a woman tell me that pita is pan cooked, not oven baked. Later, I saw pitas baking on a conveyor belt. A couple of years later I happened across a bag from that bakery. I looked at the list of ingredients and, mixed with a few seemingly unrelated experiences, it all fell into place. If you’re interested, the go to http://yvonneandmason.galganov.net/recipes/pita.html . We haven’t purchased pita in about 13 years. We have fresh pita at least, about, twice a week It’s easy when you get used to it!

]]> By: thefoodsex http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/comment-page-1/#comment-4175 thefoodsex Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:02:34 +0000 http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/#comment-4175 oh that falafel looks SO good! i recently made up a recipe for chickpea burgers just so i'd feel like i was eating more falafel without feeling TOO bad about it! oh that falafel looks SO good! i recently made up a recipe for chickpea burgers just so i’d feel like i was eating more falafel without feeling TOO bad about it!

]]> By: shooky http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/comment-page-1/#comment-4165 shooky Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:04:24 +0000 http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/#comment-4165 The Lafa is scehudled for later this year :) The Lafa is scehudled for later this year :)

]]> By: Yohay http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/comment-page-1/#comment-4164 Yohay Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:34:52 +0000 http://humus101.com/EN/2008/02/11/inside-the-israeli-pita/#comment-4164 The Pita can contain absolutely anything, from different parts of the world. Will there be a post about the Lafa? It can contain even more... The Pita can contain absolutely anything, from different parts of the world.
Will there be a post about the Lafa? It can contain even more…

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