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| Tawuk @Tabule |
A couple of recent outings allowed us to enjoy Middle
Eastern dishes, some of which, we have not yet tried before.
In previous trips to Bayview Village Mall, we always passed
by the often-busy Tabule. One evening, after the mall had closed, we finally
got a chance to have dinner here.
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| Tabule at Bayview Village |
Hubby started with Fattush Salad which was a very refreshing
and satisfying salad with tomatoes, cucumber, fresh mint, onions, and parsley.
There were pieces of toasted whole wheat pita tossed in lightly dressed with
lemon, garlic, sumac and olive oil.
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| Fattush salad @Tabule |
Grandma, the seafood lover, had her favourite Grilled
Shrimp. It was beautifully char-broiled and nicely spiced with Middle Eastern
spices.
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| Grilled Shrimp @Tabule |
The girls and I, the meat—eaters, of course had Kefta and
Tawuk. The Kefta meal came with two skewers of ground lamb and beef. The Tawuk meal came with two skewers of marinated
chicken breast. The meat was juicy and well-seasoned.
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Kefta @Tabule
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All in all, the dishes were fresh and tasty! It is a great
dining option at the mall!
In a trip to Mississauga, we passed by Bread and Salt and
decided to try Afghan cuisine. We really enjoyed it! We were a big group and some
of the folks ordered chicken shawarma wrap, slightly fancier than those from other shawarma places, of course.
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| Chicken Shawarma wrap @Bread&Salt |
Grandma had Fried Tilapia and while they did warn us that
it had fishbones, we didn’t realize that as it was deep fried crispy, it would
be hard to remove the bones. It was nice but difficult to eat.
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| Fried Tilapia @Bread&Salt |
Hubby had Lamb Chops which were really tender! Loved the
house spices it was marinated in.
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| lamb chops @Bread&Salt |
DD#2 and I ordered a Couples combo for two with Mantu
Dumpling, Beef Tikka, Beef Seekh, Beef Qorma, Beef Chaplee Kabob, Kabuli Palow,
Salad and Naan. Needless to say, it was way too much for us and had to share it
out with the rest of our group, and still had some to take home!
We started off with a beautiful salad with tomatoes, cucumber,
mint and a tangy house dressing. It was very refreshing.
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| salad @Bread&Salt |
The Mantu dumplings were just yummy! These savory beef
and onion filled dumplings were topped with chickpeas and yogurt sauce. No
leftovers here!
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| Mantu dumplings @Bread&Salt |
The Beef Tikka (grilled cubed cuts of beef), Beef Seekh (spicy
ground beef patty, like a burger) and Beef Chaplee (spiced ground beef grilled
on skewers) were served with the fragrant Kabuli Palow (rice topped with
raisins and spices).
Our favourites were the super delicious Naan (bread) and
the Beef Qorma. The beef stew was so tasty with spices partying in our mouths!
It went perfectly well with the naan!
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| Beef Qorma @Bread&Salt |
Service was great as well. We also got some tea afterward.
Note that as Afghanistan is a tea-drinking country, they do not have coffee (or at least a decent one). We
loved this cuisine and will definitely recommend!
