Arabic food part of my DNA in theory Mujadara Falafel Shish Kabob Labneh Kibbeh Baba Ghanoush Pita

From My Brooklyn perspective

This is a story in the making
It is going to take me a few days to record every part of Arabic influence in my life
Starting with of course, food
And that food would be Pita bread and spinach pies

You see after the fire in Bedford Sty Brooklyn we moved with my Aunt Cookie and Uncle Patty to Atlantic Avenue in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn

Here is the beginning of my love affair with Arabic food

Let’s name a few

Labneh-yogurt sauce

Baba Ghanoush-eggplant dip

Baklava-a sweet pistachio honey soaked dessert

Tabbouleh-A bulgar,parsley,tomato salad with other delicious ingredients

My favorite
Mujadara- rice,lentils and delicious caramelized onions

The famous Falafel-A chick pea and spiced fried ball

The infamous Shish Kabob-
Lamb or beef chunks with vegetables in skewers than grilled ughhhhh

Kibbeh-chopped lamb or beef mixed bulgar tomato sauce with spices and strategically flattened onto flat skewers, then grilled

Rice pilaf – toasted vermicelli noodles with a buttery delicious rice
Called and Arabic rice/Lebanese rice with arms that reach way back into the Persian empire.

Olives- soaked in olive oil with chunks of juicy lemons.

Fruits!! All kinds of!

I need a break. I am hungry
To be continued—