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Go topBY: Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer There’s a growing phenomenon around major cities in the country and Washington D.C. is certainly not immune. Parked on street corners, filling entire blocks, and stuffing the faces of all who are guided by their noses are food trucks. This certainly isn’t a recent phenomenon by any stretch. Food trucks began … Continued
By Suhauna Hussain East Bay Express On a recent Thursday afternoon, Reem Assil stood in front of the San Francisco Federal Building, emceeing a protest against the Trump administration’s Muslim travel ban. As soon as the protest ended, she ran to her bakery to knead some dough. For Assil, bread is not just sustenance. Bread … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Originating in Baalbek, Lebanon, this finger food is beloved by Arabs all over the world, from the Levant to the US to Brazil. Sfeeha is an open-faced meat pie, which was traditionally made with ground mutton. Today, it is commonly cooked with ground lamb or beef with simple spices and dough. … Continued
BY: Yara Jouzy/Contributing Writer Shish Barak is a traditional Arab dish that dates back to the 14th century. Similar to most Arab dishes, the origins are difficult to trace, but it is said that the dish came from pre-Islamic Persia and subsequently variations were made in Azerbaijan, Uzbek and several other countries. This dish travelled … Continued
Al Jazeera Palermo, the capital of the Italian island of Sicily, at the heart of the Mediterranean, has been a crossroads between cultures for centuries and continues to do so today. Sicily is one of the southern-most points of Europe and the different conquerors and cultures which reigned there have all left a mark – … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Tahini is a simple recipe originating in Mesopotamia nearly 4,000 years ago. Sesame seeds grew plentifully between the Tigris and Euphrates in ancient Iraq, where they were used to make oil. Throughout the Levant and Iraq, as well as Eastern countries like Greece and Armenia, tahini is used plentifully with dips, … Continued
BY: Zane Ziebell/Contributing Writer Imagine a bowl filled with steaming rice, two or three different kinds of pasta, lentils, and warm tomato sauce topped with freshly fried onions. Have you ever thought of such a random combination of ingredients before? When put together, the ingredients make Koshary, a popular dish among Egyptians that has come to … Continued
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