In article >,
"Jen P." > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > I had to google those...
> > Kefta sounds like a glorified sausage but those spice combos sound
> > interesting. I like the idea of serving it with tzatziki and forming
> > it on sticks for dipping prior to cooking it.
> >
> > For msemen you could probably just substitute Pita. :-)
>
>
> They're very yummy. Kefta (aka 'koftas', here in the UK) are a bit
> like sausage, I guess... or glorified meatballs on a stick! I like cumin
> and garlic with a little mint if I'm using lamb and I prefer a
> tomato-based sauce to a yoghurt one, but that's just down to taste.

Thanks muchly for posting that. :-) I'm always up for an education and
new cooking/flavor ideas!

>
> Msemen can be filled with all sorts of things and even made into
> something sweet! They're nice with a brown sugar-butter-semolina filling
> or with pureed dates. They're meant to be a bit like the texture of
> parathas, though, so I don't think pitas would work... they're a little
> hard and not bready enough. I'd sub flour tortillas, if anything,
> because you can get closer to the right texture when you're frying them.
>
> -Jen

Hm, not a bad suggestion, but they'd have to be thick ones!
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