As you may see from the picture, there are
all these sides that accompany the meal. I do not remember which came with the
hummus and which we ordered separately. Whichever way it went this was very,
very tasty. There are some eggplant dips, hot pepper sauce, a great Israeli
style salad, falafel balls and stuffed grape leaves. Everything was excellent,
as was the service. I used to visit Daliat-el-Carmel a lot when I lived in
Israel. Somehow It is a Druse village, very popular with tourists, foreign and
domestic. Somehow, I always ended up in the touristy parts. This time, after
having traveled a lot more, I had figured out some things about what I want to
experience. It is the less touristy parts of anyplace. This time in Dalia as the
locals call it, I found an amazing restaurant, in addition to karaoke-ing with
one of the locals shopkeepers who was testing a new system. When around Haifa,
make it a point to visit here and look for the less traveled paths. In one of
the tourist 'traps' I was later treated to a strong cup of Arab coffee and
convinced to purchase a darbooka. Not difficult sell, I am a sucker for rmusical
instruments and my wife's complaints fell on deaf ears when I heard the bottom
line price. |