Shakshuka

September 10, 2006 - 7:41 PM by

Shakshuka is an acquired taste. The first challenge to enjoying it is getting over the way it looks. When I first came to Israel, about a million years ago, I would see the concoction displayed in restaurants and thought it was the most disgusting looking dish I had seen in my life. Eggs in tomato sauce? Ugh!

But it became impossible to avoid, and finally, when I was in a Libyan restaurant where it was being cooked up fresh, I gave it a try. Fantastic. I was hooked.

According to the best information I could find, shakshuka originated in Tripoli, and was brought to Israel by Libyan Jews. Greeks and Moroccans. But Israelis of all backgrounds enjoy it, and it is a staple of army fare.

I’ve devoted space on my blog to shakshuka appreciation and links to recipes.

Now Ouriel offers up his version of shakshuka for our inspection, complete with the recipe.

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Looks pretty good to me.

Tags: • Category: Food 

Comments

3 Comments on Shakshuka

  1. ck on Sun, Sep 10th 2006 10:05 PM

    2. Please. Is this some kind of a joke? Sausages? Cherry tomatoes? Merguez??? Onion???? Are you kidding me? There is only one REAL shakshuka recipe. Everything else is brutally inauthentic. Click here, follow the instructions and taste the love that Brakha’s sending:

    http://www.jewlicious.com/index.php?p=374

    Bell Peppers. Quelle horreur!

  2. fiLi on Mon, Sep 11th 2006 8:22 AM

    3. You were looking at it the wrong way – It’s tomato sauce in eggs, not the other way around… :P

    Yeah, Shakshuka is great, just looking at the photo makes me wanna… (you gotta admit it looks good there, right?)

  3. Abdulmohaimen on Sun, Aug 16th 2009 2:14 PM

    4. Hi
    i am Abdul mohaimen from Libya

    i am surprised that you still know shakshuka
    and by the way it is still one of our fav meals in libya
    the original one , the one that the libyan jews was making it so good

    sorry for interrupt

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