Food, Glorious (?) Food

One thing about my Palestine/Israel trip. There's a lot to be said, and maybe it's better if people write me with question. Then I'll try to respond here with answers.

A question came from my mother and she asked: “What kinds of foods did you eat while you were there?”

Answer:

Palestine – the only similar food to what they eat in Egypt that I had was falafel. I say similar b/c it's made in a different way and with some different ingredients, but then the process of frying in oil and putting in a sandwich with some veggies and sauce is the same.

Beyond that, the food of Palestine is much like that of Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. By that, I mean it's much, much better than what we eat in Egypt! *laugh* Garlic and yogurt go along with sandwiches, which is a nice addition. They also have small 8” pieces of bread that are baked and covered with cheese. Great for any meal!

I had sweets just 1 time b/c they were really expensive and most things were the same as in Egypt.

Israel – the only real meal I had there in a restaurant was Thai food. Kosher Thai, of course!

I also had 2 meals in a home when I stayed with a Jewish guy in Tel Aviv. Of all things, he had an Indian-style Chutney from his cousin to have with bread, along with fish. For breakfast, we had omelets.

Aside from that, I ate from the bakeries I talked about in an earlier ent

On a related note, I had the same food for 3 different meals yesterday. Sad, but true! The dish was fuul, which is a very cheap bean in Egypt. You mash them up and eat with bread/veggies, or in a sandwich. For breakfast and lunch, I had bowls of the stuff and then a sandwich for dinner.

And more tonight for dinner. I think I'll take a break tomorrow and get something different!

But this evening, I made a special treat. In my continuing effort to use things up from my apartment before I move (t-minus 5 days), I made a cake from a mix that I brought back from America. I found this nice white cake mix on sale for $.47 and brought back 2 boxes. At that price, it's probably about the same price as what I would pay at my local bakery for a few small cupcakes, but they are a bit heavy and this cake is nice and light. Yummy!

Off to bed. I have to be awake in about 5 hours to play tennis with a friend. He's just learning, so I'll be trying to help him with a couple of things. Mostly it's social. He's someone I met a long time ago, but never really became friends with. Recently, we talked at church and he invited me to play tennis. I'm looking forward to it!