Today was a gorgeous day here in the Bay. My good friends (they're sisters) - L&L and I went to Los Altos today for our friend S's church fundraiser. The little festival was serving Mediterranean food. Everything was really good. Here is everything I sampled:
- dolma - grape leaves stuffed with rice and beef (although people use lamb as well)
- kibbe - minced lamb meat shaped into balls stuffed with spices and pine nuts
- kunefe - a dessert dish consisting of a soft cheese. The soft cheese is spread on the same type of pastry that is used for baklava and it's baked. As it is done a thick syrup (of sugar, water, and drops of lemon) is poured on the top, so it hardens a bit
- shawarma sandwich - a wrap with chicken and beef, lettuce, red onion, and a spicy sauce, the special thing about these wraps are that the chicken and beef are cooking on a big spit, so the meat is really tender and delicious
- tabbouleh - a Lebanese dish made with bulgur (similar to couscous), finely chopped pasley, mint, tomato, scallion, and other herbs with lemon juice and various seasonings
- walnut mamool cookie - a Lebanese filled cookie, stuffed with chopped walnuts and pistachio
- spinach turnover - bread stuffed with spinach
Before we left the festival, I had to stock up on some dolma and kibbe to bring home so that J could try some. I really enjoy tasting different cuisines and I'm grateful I had the opportunity to get a little sun and good food today.
1 comment:
oooh! i want to sample all of that. i should go to It's Greek To Me one of these days.
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