JERUSALEM STREET FOOD | Jewish Street Food at MAHANE YEHUDA MARKET - Street Food in Jerusalem 2019

pita bread

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pita

💰Cheaper: tortillas

Whole wheat pita adds fiber while tortillas are often less expensive.

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is a nut-free alternative, while peanut butter is often cheaper.

eggplant

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini is lower in calories, and cabbage can be more affordable.

hard-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned chickpeas

Tofu is a great vegan alternative, while canned chickpeas are often less expensive.

Walk to Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem.

Visit a restaurant called Surah specializing in Middle Eastern dishes.

Order a variety of dishes including eggplant stuffed with ground beef and pine nuts.

Try the eggplant dish and describe its flavors, noting the cinnamon and pine nuts.

Taste the Iraqi dumplings made of semolina dough stuffed with beef, served in beet soup.

Describe the flavor of the dumpling soup as sweet and sour with vegetable notes.

Sample the beef cheek dish, noting its tenderness and the ease of eating it with a spoon.

Mention the friendly service at the restaurant and the recommendation to arrive early on Fridays due to crowds.

Shop at the market for fresh produce and Jewish bread called Chala, noting its sesame seed topping.

Purchase strawberries and describe their freshness and sweetness.

Track down a famous juice vendor and order passion fruit juice with goat's milk yogurt and a citrus drink called Petra.

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