Sunday, May 19, 2024

Delicious zaatar and cheese manukesh at Zeit & Zaatar

My love for Zaatar began when I was a small child, we had Arabic students in the house who would dip this delicious flat bread in some sort of olive oil and green powdery stuff which now I know as Zaatar, sometimes they would have fried egg with it as well to dip.
Zaatar is an aromatic mix of sesame and herbs but you have to find really good ones to get the perfect balance.
The one at Zeit and Zaatar was divine and took me back to the days eating with the students.
I had the zaatar with akawi cheese which is a must try and I like the saltiness you get from the cheese.
Will return and hopefully get a customized one with sumac, nigella seeds, dill, lemon and feta.













Bangladeshi style doner at Royal PFC, Whitechapel

There are so many different doner kebabs out there.
The most common ones are Greek and Turkish but I am partial to the ones in East London which are the Bangladeshi ones.
They are different in the sense, they are sliced and cooked on the grill with onions, coriander, sometimes tomatoes and hatkora/lemon juice/house chilli sauce which makes the doner meat extremely tasty and moist.
The doner at Royal PFC was an example of a good one and it came with a homemade naan bread as opposed to those ready made pittas.
Will be back in East London to review other doner kebab shops.












Hotel Review: Moxy, London Excel

Young and stylish hotel with lots of photo opportunities.










Dim Sum At Yi Ban

Apart from the floating restaurant and Feng Shang princess, Yi Ban is another venue with nice views depending on where you sit.
As expected it was busy but then there is a carpark which facilitates people with cars.
The dim sum was good as expected but was given some extras like paper and flies.
The soy sauce for the rice rolls was really nice and made the rolls moreish as it was sweet with a good balance of saltiness.
The whelks were nice but I think they taste better plain with salt and vinegar as the curry was too sweet.




















Shatkora doner at Perfect Grill, E8

It's been a while since I last had a Shatkora kebab so I decided to have it again but trying a different place.
I visited Perfect Grill in Bethnal Green.
The staff there was really friendly but the doner was a let down as it was really dry and the lemon slice was literally dehydrated.
They had some deliveries so I got to see the brand of fries they use.








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