By: Monica Haddad / Arab America Contributing Writer Hailing from Lebanon, Manakeesh are a popular flatbread eaten throughout the Arab world, especially for breakfast. Manoushe is traditionally flatbread dough topped with cheese or Zaatar (thyme mix). We all know Mankeesh is delicious, it is perfect just the way it is, I will not argue against … Continued
Contributing writer Menal Elmaliki shares what is Zataar, the famous Middle Eastern spice, as well as its history and its importance in the region. Zatar is as popular in the region as ketchup is in America to those who aren’t from the region. What’s special about zatar is the thyme that it is used for, a wild thyme that grows in the Mediterranean and middle eastern region used in their cuisine, spread on bread and eaten with olive oil. Zatar traces back to biblical times and has a reputation being brain food.
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: EMILY PRICE The spice mix adds interest to all manner of vegetables, meat, dairy products, and bread doughs and bakes Zaatar dip. Courtesy Sara Assi While those living in the UAE might well scoff at the idea of zaatar as a modern-day food trend, let’s take a second to reflect that … Continued
SOURCE: WINONA DAILY NEWS BY: TESLA MITCHELL Local dancer Sharon Mansur has been working hard to open Winona up to a different perspective. The perspective of being Arab-American. And she hasn’t been doing it through talk-at-you lectures or one-sided conversations. She’s been doing it through movement, dance, and exposing Winona to other Arab-Americans artists who … Continued
Bread covered with olive oil, labane and za’atar. By Ronit Vered Haaretz At Bassem Kadari’s flour mill, there is a special grinder to mill za’atar, the herb ubiquitous in Israel that is combined with other ingredients to create a spice blend. As the grinder runs, the mill in the small Arab community of Nahf in … Continued
BY: Daniel Gil/Contributing Writer Issa Dubbaneh hovers over a scorching grill on a blisteringly hot Wednesday in April, expertly mixing za’atar spice and olive oil. To his right is his wife Muna, who rolls and tosses dough mixed with flower next to him, while their son Johnny handles the customers and cash. The Zayt & … Continued
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