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Falafel & pita bread: recipes, history, nutrition

Falafel, from Washington to Shunyi

May 24, 2008 // 2 Comments

In a post called Competing Falafel Unbleached Brun, an American blogger, reviews two Middle Eastern restaurants. One is called Old City Cafe of Jerusalem. The other’s [...]

The Hummus Diet: cause it works mate!

March 16, 2008 // 26 Comments

Yes, it sounds crazy, but you can eat hummus and actually get thin. Just don’t eat too much of them pita breads. A friend of my parents (who’s a medical doctor, [...]

Inside the Israeli Pita

February 11, 2008 // 6 Comments

Falafel, an ancient dish from Egypt, found itself in our era in the middle of this civilization collision mess. If only all other outcomes of cultural conflicts were so [...]

Hummus and Pita in 2:13 minutes (video)

December 1, 2007 // 1 Comment

Well, you may find out that it is a little bit trickier than this video tutorial suggests (tip: pay attention to the hit your pitas should be baked in), but still – a [...]

Falafel with Dada, Hummus with Nasrallah

November 17, 2007 // 11 Comments

Berlin hummus special, part II After a week in Berlin, without real hummus, I was ready to go a long way – literally – to eat my favorite dish. Finally, after [...]

Berlin Hummus Special: Part I

November 2, 2007 // 7 Comments

Berlin 2007 is huge cosmopolitan metropolis with a population of 4 million, and a feeling of endless choice. Dozens of different tongues are spoken through the city streets, [...]

Are Falafel and Tahini nutritious too?

September 11, 2007 // 17 Comments

OK, so hummus is good for you. But what about falafel and tahini? And all that olive oil? Lets shed some light. In a recent posts I already explained how nutritious Hummus is [...]
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