Lebanese and Jewish food

Milestone

I like Lebanese food much more than Jewish food. So, I guess I'm pulling for Lebanon.

Mookie Baylock

i man, i could really go for a shwarma right now...

Milestone

i can't get enough of the falafel at the local lebanese restaruant.

Ahnimus

What kinds of foods are traditional Lebonese?

Mookie Baylock

Milestone wrote:

i can't get enough of the falafel at the local lebanese restaruant.

I went to a Lebanese food festival recently, oh man, the food was all soo good. I wish i was eating it right now...

Milestone

Ahnimus wrote:

What kinds of foods are traditional Lebonese?

here is a link to some of the basics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_cuisine

bootlegger10

Finally, one logical argument.

rebornFixer

Shwarma is nasty. Not my bag, baby.

Ahnimus

Milestone wrote:

here is a link to some of the basics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanese_cuisine

It all looks pretty normal to me Schwarma looks just like Gyro when it's being made.

even flow?

reborncareerist wrote:

Shwarma is nasty. Not my bag, baby.

You do eat chicken and beef? Same thing ain't it? It just spins on a spit.

polaris

even flow? wrote:

You do eat chicken and beef? Same thing ain't it? It just spins on a spit.

they are essentially the same food ... i went to a jewish restaurant the other day and like 75% of the menu is the same as a lebanese restaurant ... although i do find the lebanese versions more flavourful ...

Pacomc79

where do bagels fit in?

Puck78

are you talking about Lebanese and Jewish food or American Lebanese and American Jewish food?

thankyougrandma

good idea, thanks i'll pick up some Lebanese food tonight... Jewish food is really not bad either, do not count smoked meat out, although there's no good smoke meat joint in my area, but this Chateau du Liban restaurant will do it for me tonight...

thankyougrandma

Puck78 wrote:

are you talking about Lebanese and Jewish food or American Lebanese and American Jewish food?

probably american jewish food, but still if a bagel joint is own by jewish, it's jewish food, no? Unless there is an Israel food, i don't know. I don't care, i love these smoked meat, jewish or not...

rebornFixer

even flow? wrote:

You do eat chicken and beef? Same thing ain't it? It just spins on a spit.

I think its a conditioned taste aversion to anything with that name, because I recently got sick after some cheap shwarma. Not cool. I will probably get over it eventually.

rebornFixer

and Jewish deli food rules. Koster pastrami is to die for.

thankyougrandma

reborncareerist wrote:

I think its a conditioned taste aversion to anything with that name, because I recently got sick after some cheap shwarma. Not cool. I will probably get over it eventually.

there's one with chicken instead, can't tell the name, can't even tell if it's Lebanese, but it's damn good...

CaterinaA

polaris wrote:

they are essentially the same food ... i went to a jewish restaurant the other day and like 75% of the menu is the same as a lebanese restaurant ... although i do find the lebanese versions more flavourful ...

Well , not all jewish food is similar to the Lebanese.

Sefardi jewish food is very similar to Lebanese and other countries from the Middle East, and also to Armenian food. Sefardi Jews are those descendants of the Jewish people who emigrated to the Iberic Peninsula and those whose background was from the Middle East.

Ashkenazi jewish food is nothing like Lebanese food. Askenasi Jews are the ones who make bagels, knishes, barenikes, kneidalaj guefiltefish and etc. Ashkenazi Jews are the "european jews", namely those with Russian, Polish, Czcech, German, etc, background.

Just to add some culinary data.

sourdough

I must go tasting tonight and decide once and for all who is right and who is wrong. No matter what its called or who makes it, I think its impossible for any roasting/spinning meat to taste bad. mmm.... spinning....

Milestone

I had falafel last night. Mmmmmmmmmm. Side of humus to dip some pita bread into. Mmmmmmmmm.

shiraz

CaterinaA wrote:

Well , not all jewish food is similar to the Lebanese.

Sefardi jewish food is very similar to Lebanese and other countries from the Middle East, and also to Armenian food. Sefardi Jews are those descendants of the Jewish people who emigrated to the Iberic Peninsula and those whose background was from the Middle East.

Ashkenazi jewish food is nothing like Lebanese food. Askenasi Jews are the ones who make bagels, knishes, barenikes, kneidalaj guefiltefish and etc. Ashkenazi Jews are the "european jews", namely those with Russian, Polish, Czcech, German, etc, background.

Just to add some culinary data.

Well said. Most Israeli traditional food is derived from "Sefaradi" jewish food. Israeli food and Lebanese food are very much alike. Lebanese cuisine really pays attention for decorative dishes, especially when it comes to sweets. they use a lot of "rose-water" or "citrus flower-water" for the sweets, a special flaky pastry, pine nuts & pistachios. Pistachios are also used in cooked meat dishes (sheep-meat, chicken & all kinds of fishes), along side with spices like cumin coriander, parsley and some grains called 'burgul', which are also found in salads ('tabulla') and in oval meat-filled patties. There is also a great use in mazzetes (pre-main meal), such as humus (dish based on chick-peas).

Israeli cuisine is much more spicy hot, LOTS of spices, hot pepers, OLIVE OIL etc' - We use them in almost every main dish (rice, pasta ...). You all know our falafel & tehina, so there's nothing I should add about it. We also have an enormous variety of dairy products (main part of Israeli breakfast) and breads. I gotta say Israel is a quite agricultural power. We are inventing & improving all kinds of natural spices fruits & vegetables. Did you know we invented cherry-tomatos (thats how we call it here, I'm talking about the little small tomatos)? There's much more to tell, but I think its enough for now (:

VivaPalestina

shiraz wrote:

Israeli cuisine is much more spicy hot, LOTS of spices, hot pepers, OLIVE OIL etc' - We use them in almost every main dish (rice, pasta ...). You all know our falafel & tehina, so there's nothing I should add about it. We also have an enormous variety of dairy products (main part of Israeli breakfast) and breads. I gotta say Israel is a quite agricultural power. We are inventing & improving all kinds of natural spices fruits & vegetables. Did you know we invented cherry-tomatos (thats how we call it here, I'm talking about the little small tomatos)? There's much more to tell, but I think its enough for now (:

No honey, falafel and tehina is not israeli, never was, never will be. This is what is called cultural imperialism, first you take the their land and then their culture. Thieves till the end.

rebornFixer

purrmo wrote:

No honey, falafel and tehina is not israeli, never was, never will be. This is what is called cultural imperialism, first you take the their land and then their culture. Thieves till the end.

Quit being so damn rude ... Its possible that two or more cultures can share a cuisine!

jsand

purrmo wrote:

No honey, falafel and tehina is not israeli, never was, never will be. This is what is called cultural imperialism, first you take the their land and then their culture. Thieves till the end.

What a fucking baby.

shiraz

purrmo wrote:

No honey, falafel and tehina is not israeli, never was, never will be. This is what is called cultural imperialism, first you take the their land and then their culture. Thieves till the end.

our falafel & tehina = our version.

aggressive-impulsive all the way.

VivaPalestina

Well excuse me, my fucking apologies, for not handing over every single damn thing to the israelis, is there fucking anything I get to keep for myself? They have to fucking take everything big and small, Fuck man, I am fed up of all of it.

jsand

shiraz wrote:

our falafel & tehina = our version.

aggressive-impulsive all the way.

Add virulent and repugnant to that.

jsand

purrmo wrote:

Well excuse me, my fucking apologies, for not handing over every single damn thing to the israelis, is there fucking anything I get to keep for myself? They have to fucking take everything big and small, Fuck man, I am fed up of all of it.

Uh oh. Did I just hear a bomb belt being strapped on?

thankyougrandma

shiraz wrote:

Well said. Most Israeli traditional food is derived from "Sefaradi" jewish food. Israeli food and Lebanese food are very much alike. Lebanese cuisine really pays attention for decorative dishes, especially when it comes to sweets. they use a lot of "rose-water" or "citrus flower-water" for the sweets, a special flaky pastry, pine nuts & pistachios. Pistachios are also used in cooked meat dishes (sheep-meat, chicken & all kinds of fishes), along side with spices like cumin coriander, parsley and some grains called 'burgul', which are also found in salads ('tabulla') and in oval meat-filled patties. There is also a great use in mazzetes (pre-main meal), such as humus (dish based on chick-peas).

Israeli cuisine is much more spicy hot, LOTS of spices, hot pepers, OLIVE OIL etc' - We use them in almost every main dish (rice, pasta ...). You all know our falafel & tehina, so there's nothing I should add about it. We also have an enormous variety of dairy products (main part of Israeli breakfast) and breads. I gotta say Israel is a quite agricultural power. We are inventing & improving all kinds of natural spices fruits & vegetables. Did you know we invented cherry-tomatos (thats how we call it here, I'm talking about the little small tomatos)? There's much more to tell, but I think its enough for now (:

wowowowowow, now i'm hungry... i can almost taste it...

thankyougrandma

reborncareerist wrote:

Quit being so damn rude ... Its possible that two or more cultures can share a cuisine!

like Canada stealing Maple Syrup from Québec!!!!!!!! leave our poutine alone!!!!