Articles of category "Mideastern food"

Falafel are little hockey puck-shaped spiced bean rissoles fried in oil and typically served as street food in the Middle East. They are made with crushed dried beans or crushed chickpeas or a mixture of both. In Palestine and Israel, they make falafel with chickpeas. But it is really not very important, which of these countries is falafel`s motherland exactly, cause its spicy delicious flavor seems to unite all best culinary traditions of the Middle East.

Matzo ball soup is merely chicken stock, oil, eggs and broken up matzo. Matzo ball soup is naturally popular during Passover, during which time flour is replaced with matzah meal in observant Jewish households. But nowadays it is a light and tasty way out for those a bit tired of spicy Indian vegetarian food. Nice creamy flavor and extreme easiness of cooking makes matzo ball soup so popular.