Comments on: Green soup with green wheat: Freekeh hamousta

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:36:01 +0000

Freekeh is a wholesome addition to this soup. It probably gives it a lovely aroma. Although popular with the local Arabs and Lebanese, freekeh isn’t used by the Iraqi Kurds, at least my grandmother never used it. I love interesting variations of traditional dishes, so good for you for thinking this recipe up!

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:16:24 +0000

Thanks Yael, freekeh is my new favorite grain

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:15:59 +0000

Hi Shira, which shook are you going to? I don’t think it’s too hard to try out new ingredients, because even if it’s something you’re not familiar with, if you’re buying from a reputable stall (or see other people buying there) you’ll probably be fine. Just ask around until you find someone who sells what you’re looking for.

You have to make a few kubbeh before you get the hang of it, but maybe you can figure it out from Sarah’s blog … and at some point, I’ll be running a vegetarian kubbeh recipe, too.

Good luck!

By: Shira

Shira — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:45:27 +0000

I need to go with you to a shuk because these items you cook with are soo interesting to me, yet I wouldn’t know how to pick them or if they’re even good because it’s just not in my Ashkenazi way of cooking. Plus, my Israeli husband LOVES kubeh soup and if I could make it and surprise him, I would be wife of the year!

By: Yael

Yael — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:30:06 +0000

Yummy,lovely soup(and picture!) I have about 1 kg of freekeh in my fridge,so I will make this soup one of these days-….