I love Middle Eastern food. I love the freshness and spiciness of it and there are a lot of great vegetarian options available too.
My favourite place to go is the oregano bakery located south of Sydney at 56 Connels Point Road, South Hurstville.
source: google.com.au/maps(2015)
This place has a licence to print money, its always busy, the service is warm the food is great and they have a fine selection of Lebanese sweets if thats what you like. Personally, I am more of a savoury person and I just love zataar which is a similar to a pizza with dried ingredients of oregano, thyme and other herbs. It's divine with some fresh lemon squeezed onto it. Simple food at its best.
Z'ataar - A middle eastern savoury delight
Hummus is another one of my favourite middle eastern foods. I have searched high and low for an authentic hummus and I have learned that you won't find one in a supermarket. You will need to either make it yourself (so easy) or buy it at a lebanese restaurant. Made simply with chickpeas, olive oil, salt and lemon juice in a food processor until it is completely blends together to form a smooth consistency. I use canned chickpeas, but I guess you could soak yours overnight. This dip goes perfectly with carrot sticks but I like it with some freshly toasted Turkish bread.
Hummus -A delicious and healthy treat
If you have a sweet tooth one of my all time favourite desserts is Pistachio Ice-cream with rose water. Words cannot explain how moorish this is. You may be able to find these at some speciality stores but if you can find a good middle eastern sweet shop you are bound to find it. Sometimes you will find it at your favourite gelato bar. Keep an eye out for it.
Pistachio Ice-Cream with Rose Water
Thanks for listening folks, and stay tuned. Next week I will show you how to hold your own mexican themed dinner party. Until then keep eating.
By Elijah
All images sourced from google.com (2014/2015)
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