Have you worried about having vegetarian or vegan options at a restaurant with family or friends? Arab food actually has an impressive array of options for a vegetarian diet. Despite many popular arab foods including meat, there are traditional meals that are perfectly hearty and healthy without it. You will still be stuffed to the brim after grabbing seconds and thirds at any Arab household or restaurant.
By: Anthony Bayyouk / Arab American Contributing Writer Every nationality in the United States has influenced American cuisine. Chain food places like Taco Bell and On The Border have Americanized it. Every grocery store you go into has a Latin section. Japanese food is overwhelmingly popular. Sushi Is everywhere; grocery stores are starting to add … Continued
By Waverly Nohr/Arab America Contributing Writer Arab foods are popping up everywhere you look! It’s quite common to wait at a food truck to devour a falafel sandwich. Hummus has become a household staple, almost monopolizing the vegetable dip industry. We even see dessert hummus in grocery stores beating their competition, the traditional American caramel and chocolate dips. The introduction of foods from the Arab world … Continued
SOURCE: SBS.COM Green falafel, dancing falafel, stuffed falafel… this Middle Eastern classic has endless variations – which means there’s plenty of options for finding the one that’s just right for you! Do you love the herby heartiness of a great falafel? So do we! There’s an endless variation on size and style and that’s part … Continued
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN BY: MEERA SODHA Funky spiced chickpea patties that are properly moist on the inside with a crunchy shell to match Meera Sodha’s baked carrot falafel with quick pickled onions. Photograph: Louise Hagger/The Guardian. Food styling: Emily Kydd. Prop styling: Jennifer Kay. Food assistant: Katy Gilhooly. My love for falafel knows no bounds, … Continued
A new falafel restaurant is now open in Westwood Village. SOURCE: DAILY BRUIN BY: SARAH RASHIDI Crazy Falafel opened on the corner of Lindbrook Drive and Westwood Boulevard on Jan. 20 after replacing Mesa Brazilian Eatery. The restaurant serves Mediterranean-style food options and Middle Eastern fusion cuisine. The restaurant offers a range of food options … Continued
BY: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing writer Falafel were probably first prepared in ancient Egypt and, from that era, they have remained that country’s national food. Called ta’mia – the only place in the world where they are not known as falafel – these vegetarian delights have for centuries been eaten by both rich and poor. … Continued
SOURCE: SHARE AMERICA BY: LEA TERHUNE Ahmad Ashkar is as enthusiastic about his business model as he is about the falafel he sells. It’s the latest development, he says, in “how business can serve humanity, as opposed to humanity serving business.” The falafel and hummus the Palestinian American serves up — based on his mother’s … Continued
The $3 falafel sandwich at Falafel Inc. (Becky Krystal/The Washington Post) By: Becky Krystal Source: The Washington Post How did you most recently spend $3? Your morning cup of coffee? A single macaron at Ladurée? A totally unsatisfying vending machine purchase? Here’s something better to consider for next time: the falafel sandwich at the recently … Continued
By: Arielle Buchmann Source: WUSA ABC News Sometimes good falafel comes with a side of hummus, but sometimes it comes with a side of cultural awareness too. A local entrepreneur is bringing a whole new meaning to the deep-fried ball made from chickpeas or fava beans. And he’s using his grandmother’s authentic recipes to … Continued
All photos Darrow Montgomery By: Laura Hayes Source: Washington City Paper Not much inside Falafel Inc., opening this Saturday in Georgetown, seems particularly remarkable. Like most falafel shops, you can hear the snap and crackle of falafel balls crisping in the fryer, and the smell of warm pita makes you hungrier than before you walked … Continued
BY: Linda Dalal Sawaya/Contributing Writer A year ago I began writing my weekly food and garden column inspired by what is growing in my garden at the moment, and what to do with it in the kitchen. Although my garden is in Portland, Oregon, the slant is Mediterranean, and primarily Arabic, Levantine, and more specifically … Continued
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