My grandmother Rachel was a gifted cook. After moving as a young mother from Baghdad to Tel Aviv in 1943, […]
Tag: Iraqi food
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 […]
Iraqi crepes for shavuot (kahi)
Kahi is a Iraqi puff-pastry-like crepe (similar to the Yemeni malawach) that is a specialty of Shavuot. Traditionally, kahi is […]
Iraqi-Kurdish kubbeh (beef or vegan stuffed dumplings) in beet soup (plus video)
Kubbeh soups may be the highlight of the Iraqi cuisine. My grandmother used to make the dumplings in different sauces, […]