Shakshuka!

This morning we drove to the beach by cab. The sun shined bright again, when we walked along the seaside heading Jaffa. Jaffa is the oldest part of the city (Tel Aviv used to be a small suburb of Jaffa) and in former times it was surrounded by orange trees and gardens and had its own harbor, which still exists nowadays. Jaffa is situated on a hill, so that we could see the old town with its church and its mosque from the distance. Today, Jaffa is still Arabic and has a nice market and a lot of small ancient streets, where tourists can buy humus, souvenirs or postcards.

And of course we did not miss the Middle East most famous Shakshuka restaurant : Doktor Shakshuka. We occupied half of the tables and found ourselves in a unique place, where hundreds of pans and pots were hanging under the sealing. Waiters were rushing around the tables and brought us fresh homemade lemonade, different plates with spicy sauces, vegetables, salad, bread and of course the famous Shakshuka. It is a typical and traditional dish made of tomatoes and eggs.

How to make Shakshuka?

Take a pan, put some oil in it and heat it up. Then take some sweet tomatoes and some onions, put it into the pan and fry it until it is creamy and lightly burned to get a smoky flavor. Then put one or two eggs on it and that’s it!

We all enjoyed this trip and had a fun time in Jaffa this morning. In the afternoon we worked on our project for the last time. Tomorrow will be our presentation! 

And here is a short clip which captures the special atmosphere of our trip to Tel Aviv-Yaffo.

- A Movie by Max Gorski -