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i have recently finally tried eating fattah. the description of rice and soup on bread really does not do it justice. I'm wondering if anyone has a good recipe for making it at home, or is it really that simple.
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Fataḥ (Arabic: فتح) is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), a multi-party confederation.
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Fattah is a traditional dish at Eid-ul-Adha. It's pretty easy to make. One of the best recipes I've found is on wasfa sahla (great source for all recipes). I modify it a bit...but it's almost the same.
I use tomato sauce, not tomato paste and water. I don't use margarine.. ever. (Butter or olive oil, if needed.) Also, my husband's famliy likes to "fry" the meat after boiling it.
With the left over beef broth from boiling the meat, we make "bird tongue (orzo, not real bird tongues)" soup. Basically, you just boil some orzo in the stock.. add a few cardamon pods... and then salt/pepper to taste. Add in lemon when done. It's very simple.. .but a great appetizer.
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I know what the OP is talking about. It is not popular in Egypt and actually never seen it once there. I have had several variations of it, Lebanese alone have like a dozen different Fatah recipes. I've also tried Syrian Fatah, Gulf Fatah and I have had more than enough of my fair share in Amman.
I've never heard of fatah with tomatoes, though. Quite interesting actually. To give you an idea of the kind that I eat here, it is made from bread baladi, hummus with a mix of labneh, they top this with almonds or some nuts that are called (snooober) and samnah. This is the cold version. Then there's the hot version and that is delcious as well. Then there are the meat version where they top it with either Shawarama chicken slices, or meat slices.
Sorry I don't have a recipe at hand as I've never made this at home, but it is one of the most delicious recipes to eat for breakfast or Dinner. And I will get a recipe and when I do i'll share it.
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Hey Shah, yeah that is shawerama, and please forgive me for calling it shawarma. You know the arabs love stealing delcious recipes and calling them their own.
We actually have a fake Turkish restaurant around the hood. It's up the block from Jordan University, some Palestinian fell in love with some Turkish babe, married her and now he thinks he's Turkish, hence a fake Turkish restaurant is borne
BTW the shawarama errr I mean Doner in your pics look delicious. Posts: 2275 | Registered: Dec 2009
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I have no problem with shawarama but I have problem with 'Greek sandwich' thing That is how they call it in France.. Those wacko Greeks call Turkish coffee as Greek coffee as well
quote:We actually have a fake Turkish restaurant around the hood. It's up the block from Jordan University, some Palestinian fell in love with some Turkish babe, married her and now he thinks he's Turkish, hence a fake Turkish restaurant is borne
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quote:Originally posted by 'Shahrazat: Hey Exiled !!!
I have no problem with shawarama but I have problem with 'Greek sandwich' thing That is how they call it in France.. Those wacko Greeks call Turkish coffee as Greek coffee as well
quote:We actually have a fake Turkish restaurant around the hood. It's up the block from Jordan University, some Palestinian fell in love with some Turkish babe, married her and now he thinks he's Turkish, hence a fake Turkish restaurant is borne
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I can imagine it would be frustrating to have your original recipes robbed from your culture.
The "greek sandwich" it's called the Gyro. That's what's it's called in America. Both Greek and Turkish restaurants sell it, but it is marketed as Greek Gyro (heero), even in big events like state fairs.
The Greeks are indeed crazy if they are trying to call Turkish Coffee - Greek Coffee. That's like one of the most popular coffees in the world. And it's known the world over as Turkish Coffee, but Turkey should do something about it to market it as their own, or in 10-20 years the new generation might call it Greek Coffee, and that would be a shame.
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I'm sorry Shah, I thought it was Arabic dessert
You know something Shah, people are ignorant of the origins of many of these foods (including me) and that's why their identity is stolen. The Baklava though and many passteries I know they are of Turkish orgins. But in Jordan/Egypt and other Arab countries they are known as Lebanese/Syrian.
Yes, Turkey is robbed of a lot of good credit for delicious foods. A shame actually.
Actually if I think about it, I eat a lot of food that is of Turkish Origin. I think your ministry of Culture/Tourism needs more creative leadership.
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At least, we know the name baklava comes from the very Old Turkish 'baklağu, baklağı' So that tells something about the origin I guess Posts: 2591 | From: **Ex Oriente Lux** | Registered: Jan 2007
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quote:Originally posted by Exiiled: I know what the OP is talking about. It is not popular in Egypt and actually never seen it once there. I have had several variations of it, Lebanese alone have like a dozen different Fatah recipes. I've also tried Syrian Fatah, Gulf Fatah and I have had more than enough of my fair share in Amman.
I've never heard of fatah with tomatoes, though. Quite interesting actually. To give you an idea of the kind that I eat here, it is made from bread baladi, hummus with a mix of labneh, they top this with almonds or some nuts that are called (snooober) and samnah. This is the cold version. Then there's the hot version and that is delcious as well. Then there are the meat version where they top it with either Shawarama chicken slices, or meat slices.
Sorry I don't have a recipe at hand as I've never made this at home, but it is one of the most delicious recipes to eat for breakfast or Dinner. And I will get a recipe and when I do i'll share it.
Are you serious? Fattah is VERY popular in Egypt. i used to have it at least once a month. But the Egyptian one is different because it doesn't have yoghurt.
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a place called Arzak arabian fast food resturant has chicken fattah. its awesome. ive made it at home with flatbread and soup and chicken. with leftover fresh tomato garlic sauce on top of the rice. really good. the first time i heard of it was egypt.
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That is how they call it in France..
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