Mansaf is considered the national dish of Jordan, where they use it to show respect and hospitality to guests. On the surface, it looks like plain meat and rice, unnaturally dressed up with too much parsley – but if you could smell it, your opinion would quickly change.
Continue reading Mansaf (Lamb stewed in yogurt)
I should start a category for family recipe requests! This one comes, via Facebook, from my second(?) cousin.
I’ve had this recipe for many years now, but I never wrote it down. It wasn’t given to me – it was demonstrated to me, back in high school, by my high school BF’s Mom.
I know it’s taken a while, but here is my first in a series of posts about my food exploration in Turkey. I thought the best place to start would be the best meal of the trip.
Continue reading Cappadocian Cave Lunch : Turkish Food Log Pt. 1
