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Falafel

Ah, falafel, what is there to not like about you?

Ignore that question and let me start again. Ah, falafel, I like everything about you. Falafel, you are amazing. Poetic verse and prose roll from my tongue every time I think about you…

Falafel, you are the king of food.
You taste great with hummus,
and you will never leave us.

…But I digress. I am not here to write poems about the wonders of this magical food. I am here to write, to you, about falafel and its majestic majestic-ness. First off, I believe that it is necessary that you see a picture of falafel so that you can catch a glimpse of its stunning beauty.

Photo Copyright © 2007 The Hummus Blog by Tal and Shooky Galili

YUM!

Doesn’t that look scrumptious? I think that it does. In fact, I think that anything falafel looks AND (usually) tastes delicious. Falafel is made from boiled balls of ground chick peas. It originated in Egypt, so you know that it must be good. It is often eaten in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.

Falafel is most often found accompanied by hummus, pita bread, tahini sauce, tomatoes, zucchini, onions, and other assorted vegetables and spices. It can, however, be eaten with other things. For example, I had falafel just the other day on my burger, and my god did it improve the taste of that burger. I’ve also eaten it with avocado, another delight.

There are some splendid and mouthwatering restaurants in San Francisco where you can purchase a great falafel dish, or two or three. The two that I frequent most often are Yumma’s, located at 9th and Irving, and the other one is called Truly Mediterranean, located at 16th and Valencia, though I’m sure that there are many others. Now that I’m writing this I really want to eat falafel. Luckily for me though, I will be dining at Truly Mediterranean tomorrow for lunch, and I encourage you to do the same (or at any place that serves falafel).

In conclusion, falafel is an amazing food. Eat it with any and everything. Experiment. Have fun. And if you find something or someplace good that is related to falafel, don’t hesitate to tell me!

Now, let me write another poem inspired by the beauty and sensation called falafel:

Oh how I love you.
Oh how I adore you.
I would be lost without you.
You are wonderful.
You taste wonderful.
(In fact, you are so delectable that I will eat you tomorrow.)

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