In Latin America and Spain, sofrito is a tomato and garlic or onion base for many dishes. But for Israeli-Sephardi […]
Main course
Tunisian meat stuffed potato (mafroum, m’battan batata)
Mafroum is an irresistible dish of meat stuffed potato (like a sandwich,) fried and then cooked in tomato sauce. It […]
Iraqi meatballs in sweet and sour apricot-tomato sauce
My great-aunt Victoria (Toya) Levy was an incredible woman. Born in Baghdad in 1922, she moved to Israel with her […]
Iraqi style eggplant, egg and mango chutney sandwich (sabich)
Sabich is a highly popular street food in Israel. It is basically an Iraqi style Shabbat breakfast in pita, meaning […]
Schnitzel and harissa in challah roll
The new it street food in Israel
Israeli style schnitzel
Chicken breast schnitzel is Israeli kids’ favorite dish, next to mashed potatoes and a bottle of ketchup. It’s a simple, […]
Middle Eastern lamb and pistachio kebab
Kebab (or kifteh) is probably the most popular dish to grill in the Middle East. No wonder, as the ground […]
Braised brisket with root vegetables & prunes
Ashkenazi Jews specialize in making the best out of cheap cuts of beef (tongue, anyone?) and brisket is the most […]
Vegan cholent
Cholent is that famous Ashkenazy Shabbat overnight stew of potatoes, white beans and kishka (stuffed beef intestines.) But what gives […]
Tunisian Swiss chard stew (pkaila)
Pkaila is a Jewish Tunisian dish that starts with the “essence” of slow-cooked Swiss chard (or spinach) to very dark […]