Shakshuka is a Middle Eastern dish made of poached eggs cooked in a sauce of tomatoes, onions, peppers (and whatever other delicious veggies you choose to put in). It generally has a little kick to it, which is very tasty as well!
Pictured here is our homemade Shakshuka, not from the Dr. but still wanted to give a visual on the dish.
Our whole group (all 120 of us Career Israel-ites) had a guided tour of Jaffa (or Yafo) on Sunday afternoon. The tour was nice, and although I have been to Jaffa a few times before, I had never seen it at night, and it's so beautiful! I tried to take some pictures of it illuminated at night, but photos just don't do it justice! At the conclusion of our tour, we had dinner at the famous Dr. Shakshuka restaurant! Dining here is always a bit of a CF (cluster f*ck), as you sit at long tables with large groups of people, and the waitstaff just starts loading your table up with plates of food that get passed among everyone. The warm up round consisted of cabbage salad, regular salad, tahini, some sort of roasted veggie puree with fresh bread. Then came the big kahuna - the shakshuka, couscous, roasted veggies & baked beans. All vegetarian, all amazing! The "crew" and I walked back from Jaffa to Beit Leni (our apartment building), which was much needed after eating so much food!
Historic Jaffa at Night...beautiful!
Speaking of food, which is pretty shocking that I haven't blogged about it yet, I am in LOVE with the food here. I try to visit the shuk (market) usually once or twice a week to pick up fresh fruits and veggies. Of course there is lots of hummus and pita eating, and the occasional falafel! Another local favorite - bourekas, which are a pastry filled with tahini, hard boiled egg, spicy sauce, pickles, and some other mystery sauce. Sounds strange and probably disgusting, but I can assure you, it's one of the most delicious and sinful meals you can eat here! Cooking has been pretty interesting, given our limited "kitchen" - which consists of an electric burner, a microwave and a fridge/freezer.
Boureka....despite the appearance...it's amazing!
Some of our dining out ventures have been pretty successful as well, most recently a trip to the Max Brenner Chocolate Bar, where we had some out of this world dessert creations, and Goocha, an amazing seafood spot just a short walk from Beit Leni (I had the mussels...amazing!!). We also tried the brunch at Benedict's, which although was a touch pricey, had some standout, decadent dishes, and the unlimited bread & Nutella to start your meal was not to be over looked!
Boffla Waffle creation at Max Brenner Chocolate Bar
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