Middle Eastern

Winter in North America a stark reminder of the lushness and abundance of summer. Summer is full of farmers’ markets and supermarkets loaded with the abundance of summer fruits…

When you think of Arab food, what geographies come to your mind? Lebanon? Palestine? Iran? Turkey? But, what about Spain? There is a long history of Arab (and Muslim)…

When you think of Canadian food, what comes to your mind? Maybe the stereotypical: the poutine, the maple syrup, or the back bacon. Maybe you know enough to take…

Each summer in Toronto, the highways and main arteries of the city clog as car after car joins the exodus of city dwellers escaping the concrete heat of the…

I first noticed sumac on that trail in the hydro corridor near my house. It spread down each side of the path, arcing over the top in a canopy…

This is manoomin. Maybe, spelled manomin. Either way is an Anglicization of an Anishinaabemowin word that existed long before English was introduced to the Americas. This is manomin; it…

“To be Ethiopian in Israel is to be constantly struggling for something…” This recipe and article are the result of reading a recent article in Taste that profiles the…

Despite what the news or a map might tell you, Palestine is a real place; it still exists today. To feel the need to state this is simultaneously laughable…

I’ve been learning a lot about za’atar recently, which is appropriate given the title of this website! I first learned of it through a visit to my local middle…

Lahmajoun sometimes gets called ‘Armenian pizza’ or ‘Turkish pizza’ or ‘Lebanese pizza’ or ‘Syrian pizza’ or ‘Arab pizza’, Wikipedia tells me. But, it’s really not pizza. Pizza is a…

I’m from Canada, where ‘grits’ aren’t really a thing, except as the nickname for one of our political parties. But, in the United States, it is a thing, especially in…

Necessity is the mother of creativity. I’ve always been someone who works better under firm deadlines, due dates and commitment – it forces me to get things done that…