Gulf Coast yakudayi siimajambula zithunzi za Mediterranean, koma monga mzinda wa foodie, Houston yadziwika bwino kwambiri m'derali.
Octopus yamakala achi Greek?Houston ndi.Chakudya cha mumsewu, kuchokera ku nkhosa ndi falafel gyros kupita ku mkate wopaka zokometsera za'atar?Houston ndi.Hummus wofewa kwambiri, wolota?Monga Houston.Bayou City ili ndi zonse zomwe mungafune pazakudya zabwino kwambiri zaku Mediterranean.
Ngati mwakonzeka kukhutiritsa zokonda zanu, apa ndi pomwe mungayesere zakudya zabwino kwambiri zaku Mediterranean ku Houston.
Musanyengedwe ndi maonekedwe ake oyera.Gulu la Wine Cellar lakhala lokhazikika ku Montrose kwazaka zopitilira 30, ndikuwonjezera malo achiwiri ku Highlands chaka chatha.Yendani njira yonse mumtsinje wosalekeza wa chakudya chamsewu cha Mediterranean: shawarma ndi pickles atakulungidwa mu pita yotentha ndi msuzi wokoma wa adyo;ng'ombe ndi mwanawankhosa gyros mu mbale, wokutidwa kapena wosanjikiza pamwamba tchipisi, zothira ndi salsa ndi tzatziki;ndi silky hummus.zomwe ziyenera kukhala pafupi nthawi zonse.
Mutha kumupeza ku: 2002 Waugh Dr., Houston, TX 77006, 713-522-5170 kapena 518 W. 11th St., Suite 300, Houston, TX 77008, 713-393-7066.
Sipanangotsala pang'ono kulowa m'malo odyera odyera a Aladdin omwe mumakhala ndi moyo - tsopano pali malo awiri, amodzi kumunsi kwa Westheimer (kuyambira cha m'ma 2006) ndi enanso m'malo atsopano a Garden Oaks.Yalani ndikudzaza mbale yanu ndi zokonda za fan, kuphatikizapo caramelized onion hummus ndi bambo gannouji, mkate wa pita wophikidwa kumene, saladi ya nkhaka ya ku Lebanon, kolifulawa wokazinga wokazinga, skewers nkhuku ya safironi ndi mwendo wophwanyika wa mwanawankhosa.Zikumveka zambiri?Inde, ndi zoyenera.
Mutha kumupeza ku: 912 Westheimer St., Houston, TX 77006, 713-942-2321 kapena 1737 W. 34th St., Houston, TX 77018, 713-681-6257.
Dzichitireni zabwino ndikuwona bwalo lalikulu lazakudya ku glamorous Post Houston.Mukatero, osayiwala kuphatikizirako komwe mukupita ku Mediterranean pazakudya zanu zapamwamba zophikira.Amatchedwa dzina lakutchulidwa la mbiri yakale ya mzinda wa Jordanian wa Irbid (mudzi wakwawo woyambitsa ndi wophika), Arabella amapereka maphikidwe enieni a ku Mediterranean omwe amaperekedwa kuchokera ku mibadwomibadwo, nthawi zambiri ndi kukhudza kwa Third Coast.Lembani mbale ndi nkhuku shawarma yokulungidwa ndi tortilla, khola la nkhosa, masamba a mpesa ndi zokometsera hummus, kenaka konzekerani mbale za mpunga ndi saladi.
Wobadwira ndikuleredwa ku Houston, m'badwo woyamba waku Lebanon waku America, Rafael Nasr adalakalaka kupanga ma pitas amisiri kuti aphatikize chidwi chake pachikhalidwe chake ndi mzinda wake.Nasr imapanga mbale zomwe zimagwirizana ndi chilakolako ichi, pogwiritsa ntchito zokolola zam'deralo ndi mapuloteni ochokera kwa alimi oyandikana nawo, komanso mafuta a azitona omwe amatumizidwa kuchokera ku minda ya azitona m'dera limene banja la Lebanon limakhala.Moto wa hummus ndi labneh wokhala ndi zokometsera za Zaatari (mkate waku Lebanon), saladi wamafuta okongoletsedwa ndi msuzi wa makangaza, ndi mbalame zowotcha ndi aioli garlic msuzi ndi crispy fries zikukuyembekezerani.
Mutha kumupeza ku: 1920 Fountain View Drive, Houston, TX 77057;832-804-9056 kapena 5172 Buffalo Speedway, Suite C, Houston, TX 77005;832-767-1725.
Malo odyera akomweko akhala akupereka zakudya zapakhomo zaku Mediterranean ndi Lebanon kwa zaka zopitilira 25 ndipo ali ndi malo 6 ku Houston ndi 3 ku Dallas.Wobadwira ndikuleredwa ku Syed, Lebanon, Chef Fadi Dimassy amachita chidwi ndi maphikidwe abanja omwe ayesedwa komanso oyesedwa: mbale ya ng'ombe ndi nyama yamwanawankhosa yokhala ndi mpunga wa basmati ndi mohammara, baba ghanoush ndi mphungu ya chickpea yokhala ndi pita yofunda, biringanya za makangaza ndi mbatata za cilantro, ndi zake. wotchuka falafel, muyenera-kuyesera.
Zakudya zatsopano za ku Israel ndizofunika kwambiri pa malo odyera ochititsa chidwi a Rice Village.Izi zikutanthauza kuti mutha kusangalala ndi zojambula zokongola za saladi (zakudya zazing'ono zam'mbali): kaloti wamoto harissa, tomato ndi tsabola, silky baba ganoush ndi mbale yayikulu ya hummus yamwanawankhosa kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi.Chofunika kwambiri, bweretsani anzanu kuti musasankhe pakati pa bran yokazinga, zokometsera za mwanawankhosa ndi skewers za ng'ombe zokometsera za'atar ndi batala wa sumac.Kuti musangalale kwenikweni, khalani mochedwa Lachinayi pamene malo odyera amasandulika kukhala phwando ndi kuvina kwamimba, kuwombera ndi mpweya wabwino.
Takhala pamalo okongola komanso obisika ku Rice Village, malo amakono achi Greek awa akhoza kukhala komwe mukufuna kupitako tsiku lotsatira.Sangalalani pogawana octopus wowotcha ndi nyemba zosenda, zodulidwa za ana a nkhosa mu msuzi wa fennel, ndi nsomba zamtundu wa plaka zopanda mafupa.Ndizosangalatsanso kufufuza dziko la vinyo wachi Greek.
Mary ndi Sameer Fakhuri anabweretsa mizu yawo ya kumpoto kwa Lebanoni ku Houston zaka 20+ zapitazo ndipo anatsegula malo othawa kwawo ku Mediterranean mu 2005. Tsopano ndi mawanga awiri, anthu ammudzi akukhamukira kuno kuti adye, adye ndikutumikira hummus shawarma, zaatar flatbread, makangaza anapsopsona chiwindi cha nkhuku, fava. nyemba zophika ndi zokometsera za kafta zowotcha.Zakudya zoziziritsa kukhosi zimatha ndi nthochi, pistachios ndi pudding yaku Lebanon yothira uchi.
Mutha kumupeza ku: 5825 Richmond Ave., Houston, TX 77057;832-251-1955 kapena 4500 Washington Ave., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77007;832) 786-5555.
Lawirani Istanbul kudzera ku Houston pazakudya zaku Turkey ndi grill pomwe pano ku Texas, komwe zokometsera zaku Mediterranean, Balkan ndi Middle East zimasakanikirana bwino.Zapadera ndi monga lahmajun ndi pide zodzaza ndi Turkey, soseji ndi tchizi, makapu amwanawankhosa wamakala ndi mbale zophatikizika, maswiti kuchokera ku baklava kupita ku katefi pudding.
Aliyense amakonda Nico Nico.Imakupatsirani chakudya cham'mawa chachi Greek mumkhalidwe wabanja, ndipo bokosi lokongola la mchere limakukomerani ngati siren, ngakhale mutadzaza ndi gyros ndi kebabs, spanakopita ndi moussaka, falafel ndi feta chips.Ndikukupemphani kuti mumvetsere kulira kwa siren ndikuyitanitsa khofi wachi Greek ndi loukoumades (mipira ya uchi wokazinga) pamene mukuchoka.
Gulu lalikulu la malo odyera ku Atlas (Loch Bar, Marmo) likuchotsa pakiyi ndi lingaliro la m'mphepete mwa nyanja ya Mediterranean lomwe lili pamalo owala komanso amphepo m'dera lokongola la River Oaks.Yambani ndi galasi kapena botolo la vinyo kuchokera pamndandanda waukulu kwambiri wa vinyo wachi Greek wa Lone Star, wophatikizidwa ndi msuzi wachi Greek ndi pita.Yesani baganush, tirokafteri yokometsera ndi tzatziki yokongola;onjezani zomwe mungagawireko, kuchokera ku saganaki yoyaka moto mpaka masamba amphesa opangidwa ndi wagyu;ndipo sankhani nsomba zatsopano zilizonse zochokera padziko lonse lapansi, monga Aegean arowana kapena dora wachifumu.
Pali pafupifupi chilichonse chomwe muyenera kudziwa ponena za golosale yapadera yoyendetsedwa ndi banja iyi (yomwe ili kumidzi komanso kufupi ndi Westheimer), komwe lamba wotumizira pita amapereka mkate watsopano, wotentha wamtundu waku Lebanon ponseponse.O, ndipo mudzapezanso zakudya zokonzekera monga ng'ombe zamphongo, saladi ya nkhaka, tabouli, hummus ndi azitona za ku Morocco, shank ya mwanawankhosa, shawarma, ndi bronzes zachi Greek.
Mutha kumupeza pa: 12141 Westheimer Road Houston, TX 77077;(281) 558-8225 kapena 1001 Austin Street Houston, TX 77010;832-360-2222.
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