Cooking & Baking

There are dozens of recipes available. My favorite approach is to layer red onions, then cucumbers in the bottom of the bowl, then layer feta on top, then chopped tomatoes, and sprinkle with salt, then oregano. The salt pulls the juice out of the tomatoes which then combines with the feta to make a rich dressing. Let sit for 1/2 to 2 hr, then add a little olive oil if you like (but it's really not even necessary), toss thoroughly and serve with a *spoon* to get all that juicy dressing.

Don't overdo it on the salt -- I usually use five medium tomatoes and 1 tsp of salt (or salt replacement, which works the same way). Lots of juice from the tomatoes, which then drips onto the feta, then the cucumbers, and finally the onions, when the most savory juice ingredients are on the top.



For dessert, there's nothing to compare to mochi Unless it's akhbar mashdi ice cream.