Ah, Döner Kebab! Berlin’s finest and ubiquitous street food! Walk down the street and you can find plenty of local places that serve up lean meat and vegetables stuffed in thick pitta style bread and topped with plenty of garlic sauce! But where can you find a good döner? Mustafa’s has been raved about for years with their roasted vegetable filled kebabs but Tadim at Kottbusser Tor also serve up a good döner! …
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Exberliner Column: Falafel
Ah, falafel: Berlin’s biggest street food. Walk around Berlin and you will never be far from a falafel shop.
It is easy to think of falafel as a summer food when the city is filled with people enjoying Berlin’s streets in the sunshine with a beer. Yet we all still enjoy a falafel during the winter months on our way home after a long day – or night.
My falafel recipe is quick and easy to make which means that instead of going out in the cold during the winter, you can make these at home from the comfort of your own kitchen. Make sure to also save this recipe for the summer months where you can sit out on the balcony with a falafel pita and a beer – hopefully that thought will get you through the last few weeks of cold weather! Now get stuffing those pitas and enjoy….
A Bit of Fusion: Bombay Potatoes and Falafel
Having found chickpeas in Berlin I decided to make some homemade falafel. Falafel in Berlin is actually pretty good and there are plenty of places to enjoy this. Every street has somewhere that does falafel and especially on a warm summers evening it proves to be the popular choice of food. Yet making your own falafel is also quick and easy. I mix mine up a bit with some bombay potatoes. A lot of British food is all about fusion cuisine and this is something that I love to experiment with. …