Sabich
Course | Breakfast and Street food (entire country), Sandwich |
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Place of origin | Israel |
Main ingredients | Traditionally laffa, although pita is often used, eggplant, hard boiled eggs, salad, amba, parsley, tahini sauce, and hummus |
Ingredients generally used | Potato, onion, and zhug |
Sabich or sabih (
Etymology
There are several theories on the origin of the name sabich. Many credit the name to the first name of Sabih Tsvi Halabi,[3] a Jewish man born in Iraq and made aliyah to Israel who operated a small restaurant in Ramat Gan. He is credited for originally serving the sandwich.[4][5] Another theory is that sabich is an acronym of the Hebrew words "Salat, Beitsa, Yoter Ḥatsil" סלט ביצה יותר חציל, meaning "salad, egg, more eggplant". This is probably a humorous interpretation and hence a backronym.[6]
History
The idea of the sabich sandwich was most likely brought to Israel by
In Israel, these ingredients eventually became popular as fast food. The dish is said to have been first sold in Israel in 1961 at a small stall on Uziel Street in Ramat Gan. The restaurant was operated by "Sabich" Tzvi Halbi and Yaakov Sasson, the restaurant was very successful, and still operates only 500 meters from where it was originally to this day.[7][5]
A version without the bread or pita is called sabich salad ("סלט סביח" - "Salat Sabich" in Hebrew).
Ingredients
Sabich, served in pita bread, traditionally contains fried
Gallery
See also
- Culture of Israel
- Cuisine of the Mizrahi Jews
- Israeli cuisine
- Jewish cuisine
- Middle Eastern cuisine
- Palestinian cuisine
References
- ^ "Tales of a wandering chickpea". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ Ben-Dor, Zvi (April 2006). "Invisible Exile: Iraqi Jews in Israel". Journal of the Interdisciplinary Crossroads. 3.
- ^ "When Your Father Shares a Name with a National Dish". Jewish Food Society. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "אין כמו, אין כמו עמבה: מדריך הסביח - מדן ועד אילת", ynet, 12.11.06
- ^ a b Ungerleider, Neal (1 April 2011). "Hybrid Power: The Iraqi-Israeli Sabich". Saveur. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.
- ^ "No 'Cultural Genocide' Here: An Israeli Sandwich Stays Out Of Hummus Wars". The Forward. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Walla News 2007