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Among those not privy to the complexities of Middle Eastern cuisine, it may come as a surprise to learn that falafel is quite the controversial food. Falafel is popular across the Middle Eastern world: being vegetarian, inexpensive, and neutral kosher-wise, it makes an ideal meal. However, the politics of falafel run rampant, with many countries claiming to be the rightful home of the popular snack. Here in Cambridge, however, you can order your falafel, hold the politics. FM brings you a round-up of great Middle Eastern eateries in the Boston area...
...imported canned juice drinks and pre-packaged desserts. Lebanese co-owner Hasan Kassab credits a “special recipe from home” loaded with Seven Spice and freshly-soaked and ground chickpeas as the base for the restaurant’s falafels. Though decent, the fried vegetarian dish was not nearly as good as the schwarma. Other tasty specialties are the syrupy rolled baklava fingers and the vitamin-rich “cocktail juice”—a smoothie-like blend of strawberries, guava, mango and banana...
...fall cycle will include soups and locally grown fruit, the winter cycle heartier foods such as stews and potpies, and the spring menu will focus on lighter fare such as fish and salad. Each cycle, Breslin says, will include more vegetarian and vegan menu options, many of which are designed by Mollie Katzen, a nationally-recognized vegetarian chef...
...year study of four popular diets--Atkins (low carb), Ornish (vegetarian, low fat), Weight Watchers (low calorie) and the Zone (moderate carbs)--Tufts researchers found that all successfully promoted significant weight loss in 160 overweight men and women. The four diets also lowered the risk of heart attack, but Ornish did so a bit less effectively than the others. --By Sora Song
...midst of a Chanel-bag-like revival. Cathy Sturm of Wisconsin-based Jack Link's Beef Jerky says manufacturers are winning over women and children to the macho snack with softer, tenderer products such as jerky nuggets and more sophisticated flavors like Hawaiian teriyaki. There is even a vegetarian option: meatless jerky made from mushrooms or soybeans. Niman Ranch, whose meats adorn plates at such acclaimed restaurants as Gramercy Tavern and Chez Panisse, has started selling steak jerky for $29 per 9 oz. in the Williams-Sonoma catalog this fall. If your palate demands something more exotic, try game jerky...