Picture meatballs made of chickpeas and that’s falafel. In Israel, where our food appreciation classes have lately landed on their virtual world culinary tour, falafel is sold everywhere on the streets–like hot dogs in Manhattan. Typically you find these balls of fried dough stuffed inside a pita pocket and smothered with anything from yogurt and […]
I might not have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself: kids digging into spinach, as in the classic Spanish tapas dish of spinach and chickpeas. I’m just guessing, but perhaps what stimulated their appetites was the aroma of bread and garlic browning together in olive oil. Or maybe it was all those herbs […]
You’re probably wondering, What the heck are chickpea fish? Well, our food appreciation classes have resumed after the spring break and we’ve landed in Ethiopia on our virtual world culinary tour. Chickpea fish are something the Christian community makes to celebrate Lent, the fish being a traditional symbol for the Christ figure. They are most unusual–unlike […]
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