Eid Mubarak to everyone from Newcomer Kitchen! Kabsa كبسة‎‎ Kabsa is a family of rice dishes believed to have originated in Saudi Arabia, where it is commonly regarded as a national dish. It can be found in most Arab states of the Persian Gulf (where it is also known as makbūs مكبوس‎‎), and also in […]

Shamborak شمبورك by Dilsha, in the style of Al Kamishli City Probably the ancestor of every meat pie in the Western world. Thin, yeasted wheat flour dough is stuffed with a mixture of cooked onions and halal ground beef spiced with black pepper, and then baked (or sometimes fried). It comes with a traditional accompaniment, […]

Yabrak  يبرق Stuffed grape vine leaves can be found on tables all around the Eastern Mediterranean. This Syrian recipe, by Khadija El Ebrahim from the city of Kamishli, features a ground lamb and rice filling seasoned generously with garlic, mint, Aleppo pepper, black pepper, with a bit of pepper paste. The carefully stuffed and rolled […]

Molokhia ملوخية‎‎ Molokhia is dish that goes by many names; I’ve come across at least half a dozen English spellings alone. While a popular dish throughout the Middle East, it is virtually unknown in North America. It’s based on the leaves of the jute plant (the same one that produces jute fibre for rope & […]

Maldoum ملضوم When researching this dish, I found a lovely description of it on the blog of Tony Tahhan, a Fulbright scholar who has spent time studying the food culture in Aleppo. “One thing I learned about Syrian cuisine is that it is resourceful. Recipes were never exact; more like simple instructions that vary between […]

Our last Newcomer Kitchen meal of the summer! We'll be off for August and back in September! Kousa Mahashi كوسا محشي Stuffed zucchinis are a dish cherished by the former Ottoman Empire, and popular from the Balkans to the Levant. The small, young pale green zucchini known as white marrows are the most popular. They […]

A fun, hand-on cooking workshop on Holiday Monday! In the last two years, Newcomer Kitchen has tapped into the tremendous culinary talent in the newcomer Syrian community to create exciting economic and social opportunities. In that time, many people have expressed interest in learning some of their fabulous recipes. So for this Holiday Monday, Newcomer […]

In the last two years, Newcomer Kitchen has tapped into the tremendous culinary talent in the newcomer Syrian community to create exciting economic and social opportunities. In that time, many people have expressed interest in learning some of their fabulous recipes.   So now Newcomer Kitchen is offering a hands-on workshop delving into fatayer, a […]

In the last two years, Newcomer Kitchen has tapped into the tremendous culinary talent in the newcomer Syrian community to create exciting economic and social opportunities. In that time, many people have expressed interest in learning some of their fabulous recipes.   So now Newcomer Kitchen is offering a fun, hands-on workshop exploring several traditional […]

El R'gaga (الرقاقه أو المكامير) El R'gaga (aka Al Makameer) is a traditional dish from the countryside around Daraa, a city in the southwest of Syria near the border with Jordan. When there is a big occasion with many guests, groups of neighbourhood women get together and make a big batch. Many layers of thinly […]

  PICK UP ORDERS ONLY AFTER 4PM Kibbeh, a dish of bulgur wheat dough wrapped around flavourful fillings, is one of the the most famous of all Syrian dishes… I’ve been told that there are more than 30 types of kibbeh — over 20 kinds in Damascus alone — some eaten raw, others baked, fried […]

We have LOTS of meals still available this week! Please order yours ASAP so we can get the delivery info to foodora. Orders placed after 4pm can be for PICKUP ONLY. Thanks and bon appetit! -LEN Fatteh Djaj فتّة الدجاج Fatteh (فتّة‎‎ meaning crushed or crumbs) is a broad category of Levantine dishes made with […]