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Sabich

Name: Sabich
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Israel
Ingredients: 2 Eggplant; 2 Hard-boiled eggs; 2 Pita Bread; 3 tbsp Tahini; 1 Tomato; 1 Cucumber; To taste Oil for frying; A pinch Parsley

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⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Fried eggplant and boiled egg stuffed into pita — a sandwich brought to Israel by Iraqi Jews.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Sabich was originally a Sabbath breakfast of Iraqi Jews and developed into a street food after Israel's founding. Silky fried eggplant, boiled egg, amba (a tangy mango pickle sauce), and tahini are packed into pita for layers of sour, sweet, and rich flavor.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a stall in a working-class neighborhood of Tel Aviv, office workers line up at lunch, drawn by the smell of frying eggplant.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Eggplant 2
Hard-boiled eggs 2
Pita Bread 2
Tahini 3 tbsp
Tomato 1
Cucumber 1
Oil for frying To taste
Parsley A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Slice the eggplant thinly lengthwise, salt it to draw out moisture, and pat dry.
Fry in 170°C oil until golden.
Finely chop tomato and cucumber into a salad.
Open the pita and fill with the eggplant, sliced boiled egg, and salad.
Drizzle generously with tahini and scatter with parsley.

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