{"id":21086,"date":"2025-08-29T11:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=21086"},"modified":"2025-08-29T11:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:44:02","slug":"syrian-synergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=21086","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Synergy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brooklyn\u2019s Bay Ridge is home to a multitude of Middle Eastern restaurants and bakeries and each one offers a multitude of regional specialties. So of course, after years of conducting my Little Levant ethnojunket, I\u2019ve developed some choice picks from a number of establishments. Which set me to wondering if I could combine some of my faves into a \u201cwhole is greater than the sum of its parts\u201d delicacy. So I accepted the challenge. <\/p>\n

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\nThis unique, aromatic, two-toned Middle Eastern bread (from Bay Root Meats) \u2013 one half covered with za\u2019atar (a heady blend of spices), the other with mild cheese \u2013 would serve as the base. <\/p>\n

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\nI cut up some briny, nigella-seed-studded Nabulsi cheese and savory sujuk (from Balady) and distributed the slices on the cheese side\u2026<\/p>\n

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\n\u2026folded it over\u2026<\/p>\n

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\n\u2026then heated it up just until the cheese melted. I cut it into wedges and topped them with bits of cheese and sujuk plus a squiggle of hummus (from Al Salam). Pickled cauliflower (unretouched color, Balady again) on the side. <\/p>\n

Synergistic success if I do say so myself.<\/p>\n

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\nStay safe, be well, and eat whatever it takes! \u2764
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