Comments on: The wheat season

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:00:28 +0000

Hey Eleanore, thanks! I generally can get rhubarb at the vendors selling greens in the Carmel Market. I’ve seen it at grocery stores a few times, too. Good luck!

By: Eleanore

Eleanore — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 18:45:57 +0000

So that’s how they make the roasted chickpeas! I’ve always wondered. I just stumbled upon your blog, and it’s wonderful! I also love exploring new ingredients at the shuk–we just moved from Tel Aviv to Ra’anana, and I am already experiencing withdrawal symptoms. I have to ask: where did you find rhubarb?!?! I’ve looked and looked in vain. Hmmm…I hope you read comments on older posts; if you don’t, I’ll just have to e-mail you to find out about that rhubarb! Again, awesome blog.

By: Cafe Liz » Stuffed bottleneck squash, Nazareth style » the kosher vegetarian Israeli food blog

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:46:17 +0000

[...] shops that were open. Reused soda bottles full of brining pickles and olives, four kinds of freekeh, carefully crafted cookies. And lucky me, a greengrocer, where I scooped up some kare’ah (or [...]

By: Cafe Liz » Cold stuffed squash with bulgur and melon salad » the kosher vegetarian Israeli food blog

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:18:46 +0000

[...] made two versions of the salad — one with uber-seasonal fresh smoked wheat berries (back in May), and the other with wheat bulgur. The wheat berries have more flavor and therefore [...]

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:07:37 +0000

Thanks, Sara. We get the dried version year-round too (from the Galil, of course). Do you know when fresh freekeh is available in Acre’s markets?

By: sara

sara — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:46:49 +0000

If you’re looking for freekeh for more than just a few limited weeks out of the year you’ll need to get up North. Most of the crops pass through Akko as it’s grown here in the Galil and the rest of the year it’s sold dried for cooking like rice.

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:01:12 +0000

Good luck! I suspect you’ll have to go all the way to the Muslim Quarter since I didn’t see any at Mahane Yehuda and I certainly didn’t see any in Tel Aviv. It’s worth it, though!

By: Cafe Liz » Tomato soup with fresh chickpeas and smoked wheat » the kosher vegetarian Israeli food blog

Sat, 28 May 2011 18:06:17 +0000

[...] Freshly picked, smoked green wheat is an even rarer find, which makes it that much dearer. I didn’t see any at Mahane Yehuda, Jerusalem’s main market, but I did find two vendors near the Damascus gate in the old city. [...]

By: Mimi

Mimi — Thu, 26 May 2011 18:13:57 +0000

Fab, Liz. I’m going to poke around my shuk and see if the guys who have dried freekah now have fresh. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll have to make that effort and get to Jerusalem…what a punishment, traipsing around M.Yehudah in search of a rare Middle-Eastern ingredient…:)

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:02:40 +0000

Oh, wow! I actually bought dried wheat berries a few weeks back to cook up for lunches, but freekah sounds a million times better.