Bread

One of the delights about being in Tulkarm is the accessibility of fresh food. 

As noted previously, the fruits and vegetables are fresh and grown in the area.  And the eggs are very fresh and tasty. 

The taste is far superior to those eggs back home which are often stored for months before we get them. 

One of the more pleasant experiences is to smell the aroma of fresh bread while walking down the streets of Tulkarm.  We have one particular shop where we buy our bread almost daily.

My husband and I love to make lefse.  It is a tradition in our family that is Norwegian in origin.  It is what I would describe as a “potato tortilla” made with riced potatoes, flour and butter/margarine which we put on our Bethany grill.  Of course bread made here is made with olive oil and one type is made on a hot grill which reminds me of the way we make lefse.  

The men who “grill” it use only their fingers and are very deft at shaping and cooking it.  It looks a lot like pizza dough and it is very popular here.  This bread is  put on a very hot grill for only a few seconds on each side.   

Palestinians fold into this bread all sorts of food.  I like it with humus or with avocado.  

Susanne