{"id":16892,"date":"2019-07-24T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T06:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=16892"},"modified":"2019-07-16T15:59:31","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T15:59:31","slug":"whats-at-the-arabic-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/whats-at-the-arabic-bakery\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s at the Arabic Bakery?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve probably tried pita bread<\/strong> \u062e\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0632<\/strong> before but having fresh<\/strong> \u0637\u0627\u0632\u064e\u062c<\/strong> baked pita bread from your local<\/strong> bakery<\/strong> \u0645\u064e\u062e\u0628\u064e\u0632<\/strong> \u0645\u064e\u062d\u0644\u064a<\/strong> is something else. Living in Jordan, I had gotten used to walking to the bakery and getting fresh bread, pastries, and sweets at any time. Now, living in the US, buying bread from a regular supermarket just doesn\u2019t feel right. I miss having close by bakeries. If you visit any Arab country, you must go to a local bakery and try the bread. In this post, we\u2019ll learn the names of baked goodies you\u2019ll find at an Arabic bakery, how to ask for a kilo of bread, and watch a video about a local Jordanian bakery that still makes bread the old traditional way without using modern machinery.<\/p>\n

Here are some vocabulary words you\u2019ll need when in an Arabic bakery:\u00a0 ?<\/h3>\n

\u0637\u0627\u0632\u064e\u062c<\/strong>: fresh\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Is this bread fresh?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0647\u064e\u0644 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0632 \u0637\u0627\u0632\u064e\u062c\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0642\u064e\u0645\u0650\u062d<\/strong>: whole wheat\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Do you have whole wheat bread?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u0647\u064e\u0644 \u0639\u0646\u062f\u0643\u064f\u0645 \u062e\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0632 \u0642\u064e\u0645\u0650\u062d\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0633\u0627\u062e\u0650\u0646<\/strong>: hot\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Eat the bread while it\u2019s hot.\u00a0 \u00a0 .<\/strong>\u0643\u064f\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064f\u0628\u0632 \u0648\u0647\u0648\u064e \u0633\u0627\u062e\u0650\u0646<\/strong><\/p>\n

.\u0643\u064a\u0644\u0648 \u062e\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0632 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0641\u064e\u0636\u0644\u064e\u0643<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A kilo of bread please.<\/p>\n

\u062d\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0648\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/strong>: sweets\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This bakery has a variety of sweets.\u00a0 .\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062e\u0628\u064e\u0632 \u0641\u064a\u0647 <\/strong>\u062a\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0643\u064a\u0644\u064e\u0629 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0648\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Names of sweets and pastries you’ll find at the bakery:\u00a0 ?<\/h3>\n

\u062e\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0632 \u0637\u0627\u0628\u0648\u0646<\/strong>\u200e: Taboon bread<\/p>\n

A Levantine flatbread traditionally baked in a taboon oven.<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064e\u0639\u0650\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0627\u064a<\/strong>: tea biscuits<\/p>\n

These are made in many shapes and sizes with sesame seeds on top.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064f\u0639\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0646\u0627\u062a<\/strong>: pastries<\/p>\n

These pastries are stuffed with cheese, meat, and spinach.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0627\u0642\u064a\u0634<\/strong>: manakish<\/p>\n

A popular Levantine food consisting of dough topped with thyme, cheese, egg, or ground meat.<\/p>\n

\u0647\u064e\u0631\u064a\u0633\u0629<\/strong>:\u00a0 harissa<\/p>\n

A traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake made from a semolina batter and sweetened with rose water and syrup.<\/p>\n

\u0628\u064e\u0631\u0627\u0632\u0650\u0642<\/strong>: sesame seed cookies ?<\/p>\n

Which one would you like to try<\/strong> \u062a\u064f\u062c\u064e\u0631\u0651\u0650\u0628<\/strong>? ?<\/p>\n

Watch this video showing a traditional bakery where taboon bread and manaqeesh are made without using machinery. Locals tell the reporter that they prefer traditionally made bread since it\u2019s tastier and preserves their heritage.<\/h4>\n

\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f – \u062a\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0631 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0627\u0628\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n

Are there any local bakeries \u0645\u062e\u0627\u0628\u0632 \u0634\u0639\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong> where you live?\u00a0 ?<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

You\u2019ve probably tried pita bread \u062e\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0632 before but having fresh \u0637\u0627\u0632\u064e\u062c baked pita bread from your local bakery \u0645\u064e\u062e\u0628\u064e\u0632 \u0645\u064e\u062d\u0644\u064a is something else. Living in Jordan, I had gotten used to walking to the bakery and getting fresh bread, pastries, and sweets at any time. Now, living in the US, buying bread from a regular…<\/p>\n

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