Friday, June 12, 2009
Events / Foods / News Calorie Budget: Baklava and Islam, or Ice Cream and Christianity?
Posted by Nicki Wood on Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:06 PM
From neighborhood correspondent and frequent commenter alwayshungry comes word of a bake sale and yard sale at the Islamic Center on 12th Avenue South, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 13.
The sign holds the two magic words, plus one even more magical: Baked goods. But not just any--the sign says Exotic baked goods, which makes my ears perk up. Homemade pitas? Homemade Pakistani naan? Maybe sesame rings? Maybe date bread? Barley loaves?
I sense impending baklava. In which case, you can have it. Among your general dessert categories, I prefer your cookie-based models and the sweet, creamy branch of the sugar family, perhaps frozen for your ice cream, perhaps quiescently chilled for your fudgesicle, or perhaps sandwiched between slabs of your ladyfinger group.
Now for your syrup-sweetened nut-filled pastries like baklava and your doughnut family, comprising all such sweetened fried-dough creations, they are the two sweets I can effortlessly turn down.
Will you be first in line for baklava and Islam? Or will you save your calories for the Protestant treats at Miss Martha's Ice Cream Crankin' on Sunday?
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I always thought there would be more espionage involved with being a media informant. Sigh.
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Maybe some elephant ears or sambosas with ground beef, caramelized onions topped with powdered sugar & cardamom.
Well, I'm happy to report that no one should have to decide between the two. Stopped by the Islamic center on the way to coffee this morning and the food spread is fairly thin. They have what looks like 2 kinds of baklava, square and rolled up, most likely with the same crunchy, sugary goodnes inside. They also have about 3 different kinds of these fried triangular stuffed breads, mostly with spiced ground beef in them. Ask for the one with peas too btw, pretty dang good. They also had a veggie/dessert option with cinnamon and honey. The rest of the place is filled with traditional Islamic clothing, shoes and a very random assortment of what appears to be junk cleaned out of someone's attic. But hey, one man's junk is another man's treasure. So, happy hunting. Oh yeah, most of the food is $1 a piece. Enjoy.
Btw, those were sambosas I was referring to. Kinds had a brain fart and couldn't remember. I like to think I know alot about middle eastern food, being Iranian and all, but I've come to realize that our food can be very dissimilar from the rest of those countries. Case in point, the sambosas or samosas whatever you wanna call em. Most likely the one I ate was Ethiopian. You won't really find that kinda stuff in Iran. The little girls that are serving them are very helpful too! Ask away if you have any questions for them.
