Hummus ful at Halil's, Ramle
On the fifth day of Hannukah my computer burnt out, vaporizing everything I wrote in the last three days. So my holiday post is stuck in the voids of a defunct hard drive, hopefully to be recovered sometime in the future. Instead I found pictures of my favorite hummusia, Halil’s in Ramle, where they probably serve the best breakfast in Israel. After our summer trip to Canada, Halil’s was the first place we visited (let’s face it, eastern Canada might have some great seafood, but they still have a few things to learn about chickpeas). My husband told them “We dreamt of your hummus while we were away”, which wasn’t far from the truth, especially after the fifth day of cod. In return for our loyalty we received a 15% discount and extra falafel balls (super crispy!).
Masabacha, hummus with tehina and whole chickpeas
Hummus breakfast, served with raw onion and tomato wedges
In my opinion Halil’s is better than the hummus in Akko (Hummus Said) and its masabacha (hummus with tehina and whole chickpeas) even surpasses the legendary Abu Hassan in Jaffa.
It is unfortunate that the quaint old city, with its stone arches and narrow alleyways is in such a state of neglect. Rubbish accumulates in deserted corners, ancient buildings are left in disrepair. This is a sad outcome considering Ramle was such a prominent city in the region. Despite this, it is an interesting historical and culinary city to explore.
Views near Halil's Hummusia
Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all those celebrating!
Read more about Ramle in the following posts:
Street food tour of Ramle Shuk
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Mmmhhh, scrumptious!
Happy Hannukah!
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa, Happy holidays and happy birthday to you too!
So sad to see the neglect in Ramle,especially as they have such a rich history.
Mmmm,that hummus looks so good! Sorry to hear about your harddrive….
yes, very frustrating with the computer crashing on me. Oh well
I hope this week will only improve. Sorry you had such a lousy day. Maybe you need a Hamsa on the computer or something against the evil eye
Sarah, did you take those photos in the restaurant?? How did you get such great lighting? You are really so, so talented.
Good luck with the computer recovery!
Thanks Emily, I make it a point to sit near a window, there is nothing like morning light (especially on hummus)
Hi Sarah, Sorry about your computer. Must be frustrating!! Love this post. You always bring a bit of Isral back into my life. Happy Chanukah & wishing, your family the best & no computer failures in 2012.
Gorgeous photos, as usual. I especially like the lighting on photo no.2.
Hope your recalcitrant computer is well on it’s way to good health.
sounds delicious! I’m still exploring how to make variations of hummus.. it’s such a good go-to food.
Hope you’ve had a Happy Hannukah!
There are some foods from home we absolutely need after traveling. For us, it’s tacos and good salsa. The hummus and falafel look delicious. Happy Holidays to you!
Oh, poor you with the computer snafoo and I hope you can recuperate everything! These sunny, gorgeous photos though are happy and uplifting and the hummus and felafel look soooo good! I hope your Hanukkah was joyous and plentiful and I wish you and your family a very Happy, Healthy & Prosperous 2012! xo
I am glad you still got a post out, me I would probably be still gnawing my teeth in frustration. I wish you a happy Hanukkah and wonderful new year.
I hope the computer was fixed quickly Sarah. I share you frustration. On the day after Christmas my computer was attacked by malware – I have some great computer folks who got it back quickly.
I want to try recipes for falafel and I love hummus. Cheers in the New Year!