Last night we finally found some authentic Aleppan cuisine.
In M's opinion, Emerald (a new restaurant located on the same street as the Tourath Hotel)offers a much better taste of Aleppo than the widely acclaimed Beit Sissi. Not only was it tasty, but the atmosphere of the restaurant (in the courtyard of an old house with a fountain in the center) was very relaxing.
M ordered:
Mouhamara- a mix of walnuts, pomegranate molasses, toasted bread crumbs, olive oil, roasted peppers and spices
Sujok-sausage rolled in arabic bread and cut into small pieces
Cherry kebab- a lamb kebab drenched in a cherry sauce
M's favorite was the sojuk. The cherry kebab was certainly unique and flavorful, but the sauce was a bit much after the first few bites. (Would love to see a restaurateur in Traverse City whip up a version of this!)
Emerald also has a really nice pub upstairs which M really likes because it has karaoke on Sunday and Thursday nights (Arabic and English)! M hopes to swing by to see if "Like a Prayer", "Toxic" and "Gin and Juice" have made it to Syria.
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Sounds like you are enjoying the food feast in Syria, hope Beth is liking some foods as much as you! Karaoke in Syria...should be entertaining, you two show them what you've got!
ReplyDeleteooooowweee! the idea of kebabs and karaoke is like a dream in mina-land!
ReplyDeletebtw--work sent me to American Samoa doing archaeological monitoring for a drain pipe...not found anything yet, but keep you posted--Samoa kicks buttocks so far!
aloha,
mina