{"id":17666,"date":"2022-06-29T07:34:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=17666"},"modified":"2022-06-29T07:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T11:34:32","slug":"yemeni-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=17666","title":{"rendered":"Yemeni House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sampling various neighborhood snacks along the way in service of my <em>Flavors of Little Levant and Little Yemen<\/em> food tour in Bay Ridge; this time it\u2019s Yemeni House Restaurant &#038; Bakery, 7204 5th Avenue, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Click on any image to view it in high resolution.)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9526-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9526-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9526-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9526-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9526-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9526-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9526-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe menu describes this as Sahawiq Sauce with Cheese. Sahawiq (aka skhug or zhug in Israel and elsewhere) is a Yemeni classic; it&#8217;s a hot sauce made from blended hot green chili peppers, garlic, fresh green herbs (like cilantro and\/or mint) spices (like cumin, coriander, cardamom, caraway and others), olive oil, lemon juice, and occasionally tomatoes \u2013 but recipes vary widely. Here, it\u2019s combined with cheese to create a blisteringly spicy sauce and served with bread.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9532-edited-1440.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9532-edited-1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9532-edited-1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9532-edited-1440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9532-edited-1440-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9532-edited-1440-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_9532-edited-1440-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More neighborhood taste tests to come. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p><em>(You can read about my ethnojunkets and join in the fun <a href=\"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?page_id=1227\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here!<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sahawiq: almost too spicy for me. Almost. 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