#kebab

faab64@diasp.org

Almost had an anxiety attack going to Hötorget to eat my all time favorite Kebab and find it replaced with a tea shop!

20 years os a long time, I thought and went to just walk around and found them moved to a much bigger place and with the same delicious kebab and "french bread" and extra hot sauce and pickled peppers.

80SKr for a sandwich with unlimited yogurt drink put me back to the days of university Fridays visiting the place before going out and party.

My daughter was a bit disappointed at the bread, she was expecting the flat bread usually used in France and the "french" bread was anything but French, soft and mooshy unlike the fresh and crunchy baguette she is used to.

And the "extra hot sauce" was milder than Samurai sauce in France and nothing even remotely like Harisa she usually ask for.

But for me was walking down the memory lane and had a good chat with the owner, heard that his father I knew very well died a few years ago and his older brothers moved back to Turkey and he bought their share.

I will try to convince my daughter to go back at least one more time before leaving to fill my craving for "world's best Turkish döner Kebab" 🤩🤩

#Food #Kebab #Döner #Sweden #Hötorget #Stoxkholm #TurkishKebab #Nostalgia #WalkingDownMemoryLane #Personal

faab64@diasp.org

Eurêka!

I have been trying to find a vegetable that we had in Iran and was a MUST have item when eating kebab.

Google search and asking people pushed me towards Thai Basil. But after spending lots of money, buying both plants and seeds and trying them out, i could never find the strong smell and taste of Reyuan (ریحان) to satisfy my craving.

So last time i was in Paris, i bought all types of seeds they had and when I came here, started to grow them.

To my surprise, after the initial disappointment that only a handful of the seeds germinated and it didn't smell or taste much at fist, this morning i took the top of one 9f the branches to let 8r spread and almost jumped up of excitement.

Eureka!

I finally found what I've been looking for so long. It is a bit on a stronger side of the ones3qe had back in south of Iran, but the smell is amazing and soooo lovely.

Closing my eyes, i could smell the fresh Kebab on the bread, with lots of vegetables in the side. And the memories of walking to the best kebab place in our neighborhood buying 2 screwers for each person in the house and walking back trying hard not to nibble on the juicy bread soakesld in kebab juice, on the way back.

So here is the result of my successful exploration. Tukamaria vegetable seeds. Good for soaking in water and drinking when you have a cold. But also great for growing and eating with sandwich.

The leaves also have a fantastic effect of rasing the itchiness of mosquitoe bites.

So you can guess what I'm going to do in the afternoon!

#gardening #vegetables #herbs #Tukamaria #Reyhan #GrowOwnFood #Iran #Kebab #ContainerGarden #BalconyGardrn #Happy