Guest guest Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I have an Islamic market very close to me, 1 mile away. Now what does zatar taste like to you? Is it hot, spicy? I want to try it now. The green one. Donna --- thirstyfish66 <woodwardc1 wrote: > About a year ago I moved to Lancaster, PA, and much > to my pleasure I discovered an Islamic > market just about 10 minutes from my apartment, so > I can easily get zatar. There's a red and > a green zatar. That's not the color of the zatar, > it's the color of the package. I believe that > one is from Syria and the other from Lebanon. The > one that I like, I think it's the green, > doesn't have sumac in it, and for my purposes I > prefer it. One of the things I do with it -- the > fellow who runs the market told me about this -- is > to put some olive oil in a bowl, some > zatar in a plate and have some pita bread handy. You > dip the pita bread into the olive oil and > then into the zatar. It's fantastic. The fellow who > runs the market has that for breakfast with > feta cheese. Now that's what I call a breakfast! > Peace, > Jerry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Hi Donna, The zatar I'm using is the green one. I believe it's from Syria. And as I said, I don't think it has sumac in it. I wish I could be helpful in describing it's flavor, but I'm not very good at that. It's easier to tell you what it doesn't taste like. It's not pungent, or bitter or citrusy, not hot and spicy. There's no hint of flavors like garlic or ginger or pepper. It's pleasantly aromatic. Buy some and try it. I'd love to hear your descripion of it. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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