Sabich is popular street food in Israel. It is a sandwich made up primarily of fried eggplant, hard boiled eggs, and Israeli salad.
While sabich is not as popular as shawarma or falafel, it is still a popular street food in Israel.
The ingredients for a Sabich sandwhich are based on a traditional Shabbat breakfast in Iraq.
Since you cannot cook an Shabbat, Iraqi Jews ate a cold meal which included pre-cooked fried eggplant and hard-boiled eggs.
Israeli man named Sabich Chalabi took the ingredients from this meal and turned it into a sandwich, which he sold from a food stand in 1961.
The stand was successful and Chalabi and his partner moved to a more preeminent location, creating the first sabich shop, which is still there today.
Sabich
Sabich is a popular Israeli street food that was traditionally eaten in Iraq on Shabbos.
Ingredients
- 1 medium eggplant
- oil for frying
- 3 pitas
- 3 tablespoons hummus
- 1/4 cup authentic Israeli salad
- 2 hardboiled eggs sliced
- Tahini
- Amba
Instructions
- Slice the eggplant into 3/4-inch slices.
- Fry eggplant slices in batches in hot oil until golden brown.
- Flip over to the second side. Fry until golden brown.
- Remove eggplant from the pan and place on a plate lined with paper towels.
- Spread the hummus on both sides of the pita. Line one side with the fried eggplant. Fill with Israeli salad and hardboiled egg slices.
- Drizzle the sandwich with tahini and amba to taste.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
3Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 328Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 124mgSodium: 420mgCarbohydrates: 51gFiber: 6gSugar: 8gProtein: 11g
R
Monday 18th of January 2021
I'm sorry if I missed the answer to this, but what is "amba"?
Tuesday 5th of December 2023
@ElissaBeth, yes
ElissaBeth
Monday 18th of January 2021
It is a sauce made from mangos.