{"id":2029,"date":"2017-10-16T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2017-11-04T13:52:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T17:52:34","slug":"israeli-restaurants-recommendation-morduch-restaurant-in-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/israeli-restaurants-recommendation-morduch-restaurant-in-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli Restaurants Recommendation: \u201cMorduch\u201d Restaurant in Jerusalem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morduch (\u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0) was born and raised in Jerusalem. He was a restauranteur, but was reluctant when his own son Yitschak (\u05d9\u05c5\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7) came to him with the idea of opening their own restaurant (\u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4). \u00a0Yitschak, who had just been released from the army, inherited the love of cooking from his father and wished to open his own place. He eventually convinced his father to open a four table restaurant at the outskirts of their neighborhood, naming it \u201c\u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Morduch\u2019s family originated in Iraq, so when \u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 and his son opened the \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 in August 1982, they cooked their family delicacies: Iraqi food. They didn\u2019t have a set menu (\u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8), and cooked fresh food every day, trying new dishes according to the ingredients they bought at the nearby market. After years of trying recipes and learning their customers\u2019 tastes, they built a \u05ea\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8 based, of course, on the Levantine cuisine.<\/p>\n

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Apparently \u201c\u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0\u201d customers really like kubbhe (\u05e7\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4). The restaurant menu consists four different dishes of kubbhe, a popular dish in\u00a0Middle Eastern cuisine. Kubbhe is made of\u00a0bulgur\u00a0(cracked wheat) stuffed with ground meat, shaped into balls and cooked in rich broth of vegetables. On our visit to \u201c\u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0\u201d, we ordered the famous red kubbhe soup of the \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4: dough made from semolina, stuffed with ground beef, and cooked in a stew of tomato, beet and carrot, spiced with Middle Eastern spices. Yummy!<\/p>\n

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The food was delicious and the price was fair: 35 NIS for the red kubbhe soup; 12 NIS for a small bowl of homemade humus; 22 NIS for a dish of rice with bamiah. It wasn\u2019t only the food we enjoyed, but the atmosphere as well; the waiters were friendly and the service was fast. 35 years after opening, \u201c\u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0\u201d restaurant has more than 4 tables now, but feels homely nonetheless. The aroma of cooking spread in the \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4, and the family pictures on the wall create a cozy atmosphere. Among religious mascots and lots of pictures of \u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 with famous orthodox rabbis, there are pictures of weddings and babies. There is also one picture of the kitchen from the first days of \u201c\u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0\u201d restaurant. \u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 is not among us anymore, but his grandchildren are working in the \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 now, helping their father. For \u05de\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b0\u05d3\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b0 and \u05d9\u05c5\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7, family was always the top priority: the \u05de\u05b4\u05e1\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05d4 is closed everyday at 17:00; leaving enough time for \u05d9\u05c5\u05e6\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e7 to spend with his five children.<\/p>\n

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You are welcome to visit the restaurant website \u2013 http:\/\/morduch.com\/<\/p>\n

And of course, the restaurant itself in 70 Agripas street, Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

Opening hours:<\/p>\n

Sunday \u2013 Thursday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a08:00 – 17:00<\/p>\n

Friday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8:00 – an hour before Sabbath<\/p>\n

Saturday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 closed<\/p>\n

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And if you want to cook kubbhe by yourself watch this video:<\/p>\n