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and placed inside a The , although Palestine, and of . Six Interesting Facts thin envelope of wheat and commonly shaped like a About Samosa deep-fried in ”. ball, sometimes takes on 3. The word Falāfil (: ) is the plural ofلفالف the form of a flat patty meaning ,(لفلف) or burger. Let’s see …. Filfil amazing facts about it! “pepper”. The Arabic word falāfil has been globalized 1. Nobody knows for sure into many other languages where the first falafel was and spread around the rest 4. Samosa has various made. Some food historians of the world as the general Samosa is all time favorite different names - like think they came from name for this food. In and one of the most , somsa, sambosak, Egypt, while others point to English, it is first attested in delicious . The people sambusa, singada, India where chickpeas are 1941. of Indian origin residing in samuza, sambosa, somasi. very popular. different part of the world Vegetarian samosas actually 4. During , falafel have contributed a lot originated in Uttar Pradesh 2. Despite the likely balls are sometimes eaten towards the popularizing of state in India. origins elsewhere, Israel as part of the , the samosa which is now very has staked a claim to the meal that breaks the daily well known in , 5. Vegetable samosas are falafel; it’s a national dish fast after sunset. USA, UK, and other the most common kind in Israel. In modern times, Cont. on page 3 >> European countries. eaten around the world. falafel has been considered a national dish of Egypt, Samosa is a triangular Its counterpart, shaped cuisine, filled with Samosa with various ingredients and minced meat are generally Fantasia Event Hall are generally fried before A truly unique Event Hall that offers serving. It’s generally eaten in certain geographic one of the most versatile cuisines, best service and eaten hot and with assorted amazing event program! pickles. Here are some regions or interesting facts about cultures: Turks, Our Services: samosa: Persians, Middle- - Wedding​​s ​- Baby Shower ​- Fundraisers eastern tribes, - Engagement Parties​ - Bar/Bat Mitzvah​ ​ - Retirement Parties Tibeto-Burmese - ​Pre-Marital Parties​ - Graduations - Catering 1. It is not an Indian - Private Events ​​​ - Anniversaries​ - Celebrations Of Life originated . and Northern - Birthday​ - Corporative Events Himalaya tribes. It is from the before the 10th century. It 6. Samosa can be is also said that samosa has eaten as it is or traveled a long way from can be prepared Persia to Egypt, Libya and into various into . other popular Indian cuisines, 2. Maybe due to its triangle such as; Samosa shape the original name of , Samosa samosa was samsa, after Chole, Samosa the pyramids in Central Paav etc. Asia.

A triangular fried food named ‘sanbosag’ was a 11 Amazing mention for the first time in Facts About the Persian historian Abul- Falafel Fazl Beyhaqi’s writings in the 11th century.

3. Samosa was actually non-vegetarian snacks. The filling inside samosa was non-vegetarian. Falafel is a deep- fried ball or patty, It is evident from the described by writing of renowned traveler Google as “the . The writing best thing that 2180 Steeles Ave W, Suite #7 Concord says: ever happened (Steeles & Keele), Теl: (289) 597-8488 , (905) 761-1028 “minced meat cooked with to chickpeas.” almonds, pistachios, onions, www.fantasiaeventhall.ca For advertising call: (416) 821-9915 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca 3 << Cont. from page 2 5. The Falafel Index 7. In 2010 Lebanese Chef Egyptian variety uses only Fava Beans: 12 Ramzi Choueiri and the fava beans. In 1986 Economist students of Al Kafaat Fascinating Facts magazine invented the “Big University in Lebanon set 10. In Israel, the Falafel is Mac Index” to measure the a world record, cooking typically served in a typical purchasing power the largest amount of bread pocket, topped with in different countries: falafel balls: 5,173 kg in salad and hummus – as assessing how expensive total. In 2012, one of the well as German sauerkraut, a Big Mac was versus the hotels in the capital of Iraqi , Indian purchasing ability of a Jordan, Amman, prepared pickled mango sauce, Fava beans (also known as typical family. The London- the world’s largest Falafel Yemeni hot sauce, and broad beans, horse bean, based Majalla Arabic disc weighing about 75 . field bean) are one of the magazine invented the kg – breaking the previous oldest known cultivated Falafel Index, measuring record set at a Jewish food 11. When made with plants. Fava beans date how much a typical festival in the chickpeas, falafel is high back to about 6000 BCE costs in local in protein, complex and were eaten by the currency. 8. Falafel has become carbohydrates, and fiber. ancient Greeks, Romans, popular among vegetarians Chickpeas are low in fat and and settlers of the eastern 6. Falafel became so popular and vegans, as an alternative contain no cholesterol, but Mediterranean. Fava beans that McDonald’s for a time to meat-based street , a considerable amount of are part of the pulse family served a “McFalafel” and is now sold in packaged fat is absorbed during the which includes dried , in its breakfast menu all mixes in health-food stores. frying process. edible beans, , and over Egypt. 9. Falafel is made from fava chickpeas. Today, fava

beans or chickpeas, or a beans are part of European,

combination of the two. South American, Asian,

The use of chickpeas is Middle Eastern and African

predominant in most Middle cuisines. Here are some Eastern countries. The facts about fava: Cont. on page 4 >>

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3. Fava beans are eaten fresh, cooked or dried. In European and Asian cultures, beans preserved from previous years are the foundation for appetizing dishes that require a long cooking time.

Small, young pods can sometimes be eaten whole, but beans are typically removed from the pod. Dried fava beans are prepared much like other dried beans and should be soaked before cooking low and slow in plenty of water.

4. In early May in Italy, the fava bean is all the rage at picnics: in some areas it is exclusively eaten raw, peeled when it is to be eaten and accompanied by salami and pecorino.

5. As an alternative to peas, the French cuisine and its famous quiches are the perfect place to add fava beans. They are accompanied by freshly picked spices and cheese.

6. is also made with fava beans. It originates from and is the basis of one of the most popular vegetarian dishes, the Hilibet, cooked with garlic, onions, green pepper and other fragrant spices. For advertising call: (416) 821-9915 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca 5 << Cont. from page 4

Apricot Dijon taste Author: Natasha of bread-maker in the order 1 Tbsp Chives or green NatashasKitchen.com they are listed. Put it on the Salmon and onion, chopped to garnish This recipe for Chicken dough setting. It will be not Broccoli Pizza with Creamy difficult to work with the Instructions: Garlic Sauce is from dough once it's oiled. NatashasKitchen. 1. Heat up the oven to 450˚F. Using a mixer (kneading Border a large baking sheet by hand): Place warm with parchment paper. Prep Time: 1 hour 30 water in a large bowl, pit in 2. Put down broccoli florets minutes the yeast and leave it for a on lined baking sheet. Dash Cook Time: 15 minutes few minutes. Put in honey with 2 Tbsp olive oil, and Total Time: 1 hour 45 and olive oil. Then flour, the season with 1/2 tsp salt minutes salt and mingle until well- and 1/4 tsp pepper, or to Skill Level: Medium combined. taste. Bake the broccoli by Cost to Make: $8-$10 itself at 450˚F for 5 min. to Servings: 1 extra large 1. The dough should be soften (broccoli needs more pizza sticky. Shield with plastic time to cook than salmon). Cuisine: American, Italian wrap. Set aside in a warm Remove from oven. place until doubled in Author: Natasha of volume. NatashasKitchen.com 3. Meantime, combine all Ingredients: glaze ingredients in a small Prepare the sauce while This recipe for Apricot Ingredients for California saucepan. Simmer and cook the dough is rising (it will Dijon Salmon and Broccoli Pizza Dough: is from NatashasKitchen. 1 min. Then remove from need some time to cool heat and put aside. 3/4 cup warm water down): 1 tbsp active dry yeast This Apricot Dijon Salmon 1. Soften butter in a small 1/2 tbsp honey and broccoli is an easy, saucepan over medium heat. 4. Thrust broccoli to the 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil excellent one-pan salmon Whip in flour until it is well long sides of the baking 2 cups plus 2 tbsp all- meal. The sweet and savory mixed. sheet. Then arrange salmon purpose flour apricot glaze makes the (skin-side-down) in the 3/4 tsp salt salmon juicy and flaky. 2. Slowly whisk in milk. center, leaving a little space Prep Time: 10 minutes between each filet. Ingredients for Creamy 3. Put in salt, pepper, garlic Cook Time: 10 minutes Garlic Pizza Sauce: and basil. 5. Flavour salmon with 1/2 Total Time: 20 minutes 2 tbsp butter 4. Combine in Parmesan tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper, 2 tbsp flour cheese. Blend until the Skill Level: Easy or to taste. Split glaze 1 1/4 cup milk cheese has softened and the Cost to Make: Varies by evenly between each filet, 1/4 tsp salt sauce is blended. Season and Price of Salmon spreading to coat the top 1/8 tsp pepper Servings: 6 and sides. Bake uncovered 5. Take out from the heat. 2-3 garlic cloves minced Cuisine: American at 450˚F for 6-10 minutes. It will thicken more as it 2 tbsp fresh basil finely stands. chopped

1/4 cup parmesan cheese Ingredients: Once the dough is ready: shredded Preheat the Oven to 425°F. For the Apricot Dijon Chicken Pizza with Glaze: Ingredients for Toppings: 1. Sprinkle another 2 tbsp 1/4 cup apricot preserves Creamy Garlic oil onto a large baking 1 Tbsp butter Mozzarella cheese 12 slices sheet. Move the dough 1 Tbsp honey Sauce or grated onto the large oiled baking 1 1/2 Tbsp dijon 1 large chicken breast sheet. Then turn it a couple sautéed and diced of times to make sure the Ingredients for Sheet Pan 2 medium tomatoes diced dough is well covered in oil. Salmon: 2 tbsp basil coarsely torn 2. Move the dough out in 5 medium mushrooms the large cookie sheet. 2 lb salmon filet cut into 6 sliced equal portions 3. Lay out on the white 1/2 tsp sea salt Instructions pizza sauce. 1/4 tsp black pepper 1 1/2 lbs broccoli cut into 1. Put in water and yeast to 4. Lay out on the cheese, medium florets the bread maker. Allow it chicken, tomatoes, 2 Tbsp olive oil stand a few minutes. mushrooms and basil. 1/2 tsp sea salt or to taste 2. Put in the remaining Cont. on page 6 >> 1/4 tsp black pepper or to dough ingredients in the 6 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca For advertising call: (416) 821-9915 5. Bake at 425°F for 13-14 brine, drained separate your cooked minutes (until the crust 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, Author: Caroline Phelps, chow mein into 4 is crisp and toppings are chopped half Japanese/French equal bunches. cooked). Place the oven to Broil and bake another 2 Canadian food blogger, 3. In a large pan over recipe creator and medium-high heat add min. (until cheese begins to INSTRUCTIONS golden). photographer. vegetable oil. When the oil 1. Place flour on a plate or is hot, add one bunch of Chicken Piccata shallow bowl and season Pickled Plum (Detailed your noodles and spread with salt and pepper. step-by-step photos at evenly across the bottom https://pickledplum.com/ of the pan like a pancake. 2. Break the egg in a pan-fried-noodles-chili- shallow bowl and whisk. 4. Fry the noodles for crisp/) 3-5 minutes, until they 3. Dip each chicken breast become browned and in egg and flour. Set aside crispy – then carefully on a plate. A simple savory recipe for turn them over. Fry on the pan fried noodles – and 4. In a pan over medium other side for an additional vegan too! high heat, add 1 2-3 minutes until both

tablespoon butter and 2 sides are golden brown. tablespoons olive oil. Prep Time: 7 MINUTES 5. Transfer to a plate and 5. Add chicken breasts Author: Caroline Phelps, Cook Time: 10 repeat with remaining and cook on each side for half Japanese/French MINUTES bunches. 3 minutes, or until golden Canadian food blogger, Total Time: 17 6. Drizzle cooked noodle brown. Transfer chicken to recipe creator and MINUTES ‘cakes’ with about half of a plate and set aside. photographer. Yield: 2 the sauce. 6. Add remaining butter Cuisine: CHINESE 7. Top noodles with Pickled Plum (Detailed and oil to the pan and cilantro, basil and step-by-step photos at when it sizzles, add lemon scallions – and serve with https://pickledplum.com/ juice, wine and chicken remaining sauce on the chicken-piccata/) stock. Scrape off the INGREDIENTS: side. bits from the pan (it’s FOR THE SAUCE: the best part – so tasty!) NOTES Italian style chicken and add capers. Cook for 2 tablespoons chili crisp cutlets lightly breaded 3-5 minutes, until sauce 2 tablespoons vegetable These pan fried noodles and served with a lemon thickens a bit. broth (or chicken broth) are best when served 2 tablespoons soy sauce immediately. They can sauce. 7. Turn the heat off and 1 tablespoon Chinkiang keep in the fridge for a pour the sauce over the vinegar day but the noodles will Prep Time: 9 chicken. Top with fresh no longer be crispy. MINUTES parsley. Serve. DRY INGREDIENTS: Cook Time: 6 12 ounces chow mein MINUTES noodles (about 340 grams) Total Time: 15 1 tablespoon vegetable oil MINUTES Italian Burgers Pan Fried 4 scallions (finely Yield: 2 chopped) Cuisine: ITALIAN Noodles With 1/4 cup cilantro (finely

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2 tablespoons capers in package. Drain well and italian-burgers/ Cont. on page 7>> For advertising call: (416) 821-9915 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca 7 << Cont. from page 6 Quick and easy burgers NOTES the patties while cooking Prep Time: 10 with Italian seasonings, them. It presses out the MINUTES - We recommend a ground Mozzarella cheese and natural juices and will Cook Time: 30 beef of 80/20 because topped with Marinara make them dried out. MINUTES ground beef with higher sauce on a toasted bun. Total Time: 40 fat content will make your MINUTES burgers juicy and full of Prep Time: 10 Dirt Cups Servings: 8 flavor. For these burgers, MINUTES I think you can get away Cook Time: 12 CUISINE: AMERICAN with using a leaner ground MINUTES beef if you desired due to Total Time: 22 the cheese that is mixed in MINUTES INGREDIENTS with the ground beef. Servings: 4 3.4 oz box instant - If you can grab fresh chocolate pudding mix ground beef instead of CUISINE: AMERICAN 2 c. milk prepacked. Author: Julie Evink 8 oz whipped topping INGREDIENTS - When it comes to the thawed 1 c. shredded Mozzarella Mozzarella cheese buy The recipe is published by cheese a block and grate it Julie’s Eats and Treats 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce yourself. This gives you (julieseatsandtreats.com) Toppings the ultimate melt because 1/4 tsp garlic salt 10-12 Oreo cookies the pre-shredded cheese Detailed step-by-step 1/4 tsp pepper crushed has anti-clumping agents photos at https://www. 1 tsp dried onion flakes 32 gummy worms that prevent them from julieseatsandtreats.com/ 1/8 tsp oregano giving you the ooey gooey dirt-cups/ 1 lb ground beef Cont. on page 8 >> 1/2 c. marinara sauce melting cheese you want! Layers of chocolate 4 buns - Make sure to keep your Butter for buns pudding, crushed Oreos ground beef cold until you topped with gummy need it. This helps prevent INSTRUCTIONS worms! it from sticking to your hands when you form the patty. 1. In a large bowl combine 1/2 c. Mozzarella cheese - Another thing that and seasonings. Add beef helps is running your and mix until combines. hands under cold Shape into four patties water before you about 1/2 in thick. touch the ground beef. This prevents it from 2. Grill burgers over sticking to your hands. medium heat or broil 4 inches from heat sources - When forming your of 4-5 minutes on each patties do it tenderly. side or until thermometer Over handling and reads 160 degrees. mixing your ground beef makes the burger 3. Sprinkle with tough and chewy. remaining cheese and - Make a dimple in the grill covered 1-2 minutes center of your patty to longer or until cheese is maintain their shape as melted. Remove from they cook. Do this by grill. pressing your thumb ORDER A BATCH OF 4. Butter inside of each down in the center 20 LITRES OF MERLOT ARGENTINA bun and place buns, butter of the patty. It will FOR $60 side up, on grill and grill magically disappear until tops are light golden while cooking, prevent brown. Remove from the puffed up bulging grill, top with burger, center and prevent the For all our products and prices, top burger with marinara burger from shrinking visit our web site: sauce. up. - Don't press down 8 Subscribe online: www.ethnicfood.ca For advertising call: (416) 821-9915

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