tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post6181074420973473717..comments2024-03-13T06:29:02.843-04:00Comments on Do You Really Know What You're Eating?: For great maza, you don't have to go farVictor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-56838112960666834042009-12-28T16:45:28.922-05:002009-12-28T16:45:28.922-05:00Yes, that meal at Aleppo Restaurant was memorable....Yes, that meal at Aleppo Restaurant was memorable.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-19420516383713145232009-12-28T10:49:28.246-05:002009-12-28T10:49:28.246-05:00Yes Victor, I see that picture, that is obviously ...Yes Victor, I see that picture, that is obviously arayes and not just plain bread. To be honest, your pictures from Aleppo Restaurant look a lot more appetizing than the pictures of the food in Beirut.SHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-14004178554682237292009-12-28T09:41:16.323-05:002009-12-28T09:41:16.323-05:00I just looked at the photo in the slide show again...I just looked at the photo in the slide show again. It's labeled "hummus and bread" but, of course, it shows a lot more than just plain bread.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-30848855159285544582009-12-28T09:37:07.090-05:002009-12-28T09:37:07.090-05:00I think you are right. You are referring to Istamb...I think you are right. You are referring to Istambouli (Istanbul)? Also, one of the photos in the slide show looks like a pile of arayesh (the bread filled with ground meat and baked in the oven), but it is described only as bread.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-76182628952172579662009-12-28T09:33:50.795-05:002009-12-28T09:33:50.795-05:00No problem. I agree that many writers, such as thi...No problem. I agree that many writers, such as this Times guy, know little about their subjects. They are in such a rush to crown one country the best in terms of Middle Eastern cuisine and to crown themselves as experts, they just ignore logic and history.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-27256307894945347822009-12-28T09:19:43.899-05:002009-12-28T09:19:43.899-05:00I have to comment again, it seems like that Times ...I have to comment again, it seems like that Times writer doesn't realize that he went to a Turkish restaurant in Beirut.SHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-20291120077815578482009-12-28T09:07:58.012-05:002009-12-28T09:07:58.012-05:00I am so sick and tired of hearing comments like th...I am so sick and tired of hearing comments like the best Middle Eastern food coming from Lebanon and Middle Eastern cuisines that originate from Syrian being referred to as Lebanese. The irony in this is that I only read this type of idiotic statements in Western media. If you talk to any Middle Easterner, they will insist that Syrian cuisine is in fact the most well known and celebrated as well as Syria being the origin of these dishes. Sorry Victor, I had to vent a little.SHAKUEY201noreply@blogger.com