Fermented Food Adventures & Recipes
The first time I experienced kafta was walking in an open food market and just having that smell of grilled spiced meat fill the air, it was just too much! The cumin and mulling spices like cinnamon and clove in there, not to mention the onion, garlic and parsley… wow! […]
If you’re like me and love the taste and versatility of Middle Eastern salad, this is another one for you. Although I love Middle Eastern salad for pita meals due to its texture and bulkiness, I don’t feel it works as well when topping on some kebab and laffah (a […]
In the summer, I start to grow more cucumbers than I can even pickle. It might seem like a travesty, but there’s many things I can do with these surplus cukes, which is great, because my pickles last me all year anyway. One tasty treat is a cucumber vodka and […]
“Baharat” is simply the Arabic word for spice, and can refer to an amalgam of spices such as my recipe I’m putting up today. Variations can be seen all across the Middle East, not just from region to region, but home to home. My recipe is quite representative of a […]
It’s hard to decide which part of this sauce is more alluring… the color or the taste. Unlike tahini, hummus has risen in popularity in the US so much that it’s now a multi-billion dollar industry. Tahini is available as it ever was, but it has never quite enjoyed the […]
Cherry season is short and we are in the midst of it! Although fresh cherries are amazing and good on and with so many things, pickling them is a great way to not only preserve them beyond the season, but augment their flavor into something out of this world. You […]
Are you ready for a pickle with the perfect marriage of umami, tangy, sweet, and crunchy? Look no further. Jangajji (Korean pickled vegetables) are, flavor-wise, a cousin to my Japanese shoyuzuke cucumber pickles, which I certainly also recommend you trying out with your crops from this summer! However, the pickling […]
If there’s anything possible to love more than the look and color of this pickle, it’s the taste! I really love the balance of the flavors. The beautiful color is derived from the addition of beets, which are delicious pickled too. To maintain its very subtle sweetness, I made this […]
Are you tired of the same old sour cream & onion chi dip for your party? Are you a lover of garlic dill pickles? Well then, you need to get on the dill pickle dip bus! As you no doubt are aware, homemade fermented dill pickles have a complex flavor […]
This video shows an easy process of making peach simple syrup from store bought juice and it also shows a more work-intensive method by juicing your own peaches. Both are great, but if you have the time and a juicer, that was the preferred syrup. Stay to the end to […]