neomonde sells bags of irregular (read: overbaked and/or grossly misshapen) pitas in bags of 7 or 8 for $1.79.

The plain pitas are $1.25 for four.

1/12/2009 10:56:20 PM

Your threads are overbaked

1/12/2009 10:57:43 PM

the lounge.

1/12/2009 10:57:45 PM

no, i don't. in fact, i've never eaten a pita.

how would i go about preparing a meal with pitas?

1/12/2009 10:58:11 PM

I miss being able to buy pitas whenever I want. I recently learned how to make them though and it's pretty easy

^ Stuff stuff into the pocket to make a sandwich. Or cut it into wedges and dip it into something like hummus.

[Edited on January 12, 2009 at 10:59 PM. Reason : stuff]

1/12/2009 10:58:54 PM

i used to like making pita pizzas

1/12/2009 10:59:11 PM

http://www.pitapit.com/

1/12/2009 10:59:50 PM

the pitas from neomonde don't really ahve pockets
I'm just tearing them up and eating them with meat and cheese

use it in place of regular bread, really.

1/12/2009 11:01:10 PM

Pitas are good. But trust me, NeuseRvrRat, skip the hummus.

1/12/2009 11:04:02 PM

How can you not like hummus?

1/12/2009 11:05:20 PM

there used to be some red pepper hummus they sold at food lion i think. i liked it with the olive oil and cracked pepper triscuits.

[Edited on January 12, 2009 at 11:06 PM. Reason : so how big is one? i'm trying to figure if it's cheaper than food dog loaf bread]

1/12/2009 11:05:57 PM

its better than the loaf bread, that's for fucking sure

pita butter and jelly sammiches sound awesome

1/12/2009 11:08:05 PM

They're not that big. One pita can make you one sandwich.

1/12/2009 11:08:35 PM

Quote :

"Pitas are good. But trust me, NeuseRvrRat, skip the hummus."

Don't.
Hell, I'll even make you some. My friend's dad is from palestine, and she says mine is as good as her dad's. Basically, it's as awesome as I am.

It's not going to be cheaper than the food dog bread. But it's going to taste way better, and be better for you. No HFCS in neomonde stuff.

1/12/2009 11:10:11 PM

oh man

I am going to have to satisfy my unholy lust for falafel sometime soon
or at least get the shawarma from the halal cart by the train station

shit's so good it'll make you say "Allahu akbar!"

1/12/2009 11:12:49 PM

I've never had falafel before.
But I tried stuffed grape leaves and baba ghannouj friday.

1/12/2009 11:14:53 PM

best falafel is on 45th st

1/12/2009 11:15:36 PM

^^ yum. yum. YUM!!

1/12/2009 11:15:58 PM

i'll trade you some speckled trout for some hummus

1/12/2009 11:16:03 PM

OMG I was going to come and say I'm going to have to get some and make falafel. I've been meaning to for a while now. This pleases me.

1/12/2009 11:16:29 PM

^5 dolmas are awesome... I also like cabbage rolls - baba ghannouj is way easy to make at home!

^4 I frequent Oasis at the Bedford Ave stop on the L because the falafel is yumtastic and $3

^^ that's a good trade - barter is the shit!


[Edited on January 12, 2009 at 11:18 PM. Reason : -]

1/12/2009 11:17:09 PM

Homemade falafel makes enough for a whole week for like $3. <3

[Edited on January 12, 2009 at 11:18 PM. Reason : well then you weren't talking to me]

1/12/2009 11:18:03 PM

its true but I'd have to deal with messy frying

do you mash by hand or do you use a food processor?

lemme get your recipe!

1/12/2009 11:18:58 PM

So this thread made me want pitas and I was going to make a pita sandwich with some leftover chicken and salad. my mom always has pitas...I went down and there were none. now I am bitter.

1/12/2009 11:19:22 PM

I broil them. I posted it in the lounge in the recipe thread at some point.

Use dried, soaked, uncooked chickpeas, though. Canned ones are too soft.

here:
1 pound dry garbanzo beans
1 onion, quartered
4 cloves garlic (or more if you love it like I do)
1 big bunch parsley, stems removed
salt, pepper, and a lot of cayenne, plus cumin and/or coriander if you have them, but I didn’t
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda

Soak beans for 24 hours, then drain and rinse well. Put beans and onion in a food processor, then process until finely chopped. Remove most of the bean mixture, then to the remainder add the garlic, parsley, spices, lemon juice and olive oil. Stir in with the rest of the mixture and refrigerate for 2 hours (I didn’t do this on my first batch and it turned out fine, but it was better after it refrigerated overnight). Stir in baking soda and flour, then form into patties (~1 inch across). Fry until brown and crispy, either deep-fry style or in a little bit of olive oil in a skillet. (Apparently I lied when I posted it before ... brush with a tad of oil and broil)

I just eyeballed the flour and baking soda, so that might need adjustment to help it stick together.

[Edited on January 12, 2009 at 11:20 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on January 12, 2009 at 11:22 PM. Reason : recipe]

1/12/2009 11:20:04 PM

baba ghannouj is gross.

Quote :

"i'll trade you some speckled trout for some hummus"

I'd rather go fishing than have the fish.

1/12/2009 11:22:52 PM

I am so spoiled by Neomonde.

1/12/2009 11:24:07 PM

this summer

1/12/2009 11:24:16 PM

baba ghannouj is gross.

why? it's just eggplant

1/12/2009 11:24:58 PM

I also think it is gross even though I like most other ways of cooking eggplant.

1/12/2009 11:25:33 PM

Quote :

"PITA POCKET"

1/12/2009 11:28:38 PM

baba ghannouj is NOT gross

it is so good

1/12/2009 11:30:51 PM

tastes pretty much like hummous to me

1/12/2009 11:32:20 PM

I kind of feel like I should give it another try. Maybe the kind I had was just bad.

1/12/2009 11:33:10 PM

Quote :

"tastes pretty much like hummous to me"

I had had it once before, a long time ago. And based on that time, I'd have agreed.
So since neomonde was not busy, for once, I asked for a sample.

It was slimy, and all I could taste was woodsmoke. It was disgusting. I'm kind of neutral on eggplant, and like moussaka. It's not that it's eggplant. It's something else that makes it gross.

Quote :

"I am so spoiled by Neomonde."

Then you have never had my hummus.
My hummus, for serial, is better than neomonde's

1/12/2009 11:35:58 PM

you had bad stuff, I guess

traditionally the eggplant is roasted over coals but it doesn't have to taste like smoke

try making it at home to your own tastes
its very easy

1/12/2009 11:41:24 PM

^^We know. You've mentioned that.

I still don't think anyone cares.

[Edited on January 12, 2009 at 11:42 PM. Reason : .]

1/12/2009 11:42:01 PM

I hate food threads and pet threads.


Always turns into my ____ is better than _______'s or hey hey look at my ______ dont you care how cute/odd it is?

1/12/2009 11:49:57 PM

yea but my cat really is cuter than ambrosia's hummus

1/12/2009 11:50:56 PM

my baba ghannouj is way better than your pet

1/12/2009 11:51:02 PM

HA! i win

1/12/2009 11:51:36 PM

I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids

1/12/2009 11:52:00 PM

Quote :

"yea but my cat really is cuter than ambrosia's hummus"

Too bad my cat >> your cat.

1/12/2009 11:55:03 PM

Fuck all of you.

1/12/2009 11:55:24 PM

And my fiance is cuter than Ronny.

Happier, too

1/12/2009 11:56:35 PM

k.

[Edited on January 13, 2009 at 12:04 AM. Reason : .]

1/13/2009 12:00:30 AM

Tis true.

But irrelevant. I'm damn awesome.

1/13/2009 12:02:55 AM

ouch

1/13/2009 12:03:01 AM

ambrosia1231 you keep talking about your hummus when you gonna make us some or let us know your recipe?

1/13/2009 12:19:26 AM

2 cans drained chickpeas
1-3 cloves garlic, depending on your preference
1-3T lemon juice
2-3T tahini
salt to taste

It does blend. If you like runny hummus, don't drain the chickpeas completely. If you like a thick hummus, drain them very well.

I don't follow a recipe anymore, and I don't remember where I got the one that I started with. Now I just eyeball everything.

1/13/2009 12:21:21 AM