cilantro wrote:Fries are a standard sandwich topping in Israel (falafel and otherwise).

The folks at Jerusalem Café do their falafel "Palestinian style," rolled into small cigar-like shapes. In Egypt, the falafel are plump disks, and I believe that's the way the falafels are shaped in Israel, right?

In Israel, do you know whether the falafel is made of fava or chickpea?

cilantro wrote:Fries are a standard sandwich topping in Israel (falafel and otherwise).

Same in Toronto.

Messini Authentic Gyros

Also, I guess, at Gene and Jude's.

David Hammond wrote:Also, I guess, at Gene and Jude's.

If wieners are part of the equation, then the universe expands greatly.

David Hammond wrote:

cilantro wrote:Fries are a standard sandwich topping in Israel (falafel and otherwise).

The folks at Jerusalem Café do their falafel "Palestinian style," rolled into small cigar-like shapes. In Egypt, the falafel are plump disks, and I believe that's the way the falafels are shaped in Israel, right?

In Israel, do you know whether the falafel is made of fava or chickpea?

Definitely chickpea. Either spherical or a smashed ball shape.

stevez wrote:

David Hammond wrote:Also, I guess, at Gene and Jude's.

If wieners are part of the equation, then the universe expands greatly.

Paging Mr. Wiviott.

This month, the featured falafel sandwich is designed by Iliana Regan.



Regan’s sandwich – called “Iliana’s Pocket" – is composed of classic falafel, chicken marinated in mirin (a kind of low-alcohol rice beverage, similar to sake), charred scallion aioli and kimchee. The chalkboard in front that lists all the ingredients includes the note “Not spicy!” – which is true, though this sandwich is quite definitely high on the flavor-o-meter. Actually, the spicing in this sandwich is somewhat aggressive compared not only to traditional falafel but also Regan’s creations at Elizabeth.

Iliana’s Pocket is not a handsome sandwich. My friend and fellow Oak Parker Peter Burgi quipped that it looked like “some deep sea dwelling, high-pressure adapted creature that was brought up to the surface a wee bit too quickly.”

Having worked for years developing training videos for McDonald’s, I understand how important it is to specify the sequence of sandwich ingredients should be layered onto the bread (it ain't rocket science). If this effort from Falafill suffered in anyway, it was that the falafel balls were all in the bottom and the chicken was all in the top. Maybe that was the way it was supposed to be, but it’d seem to make more sense to integrate all ingredients and balance out the flavors.

Still, Iliana’s Pocket is a fine sandwich, a big fistful of good tastes, well worth your consideration…and $8.

Had it yesterday, hit the spot as I walked home during that brief snowstorm.