I had heard that the food of Jerusalem was extraordinary but this episode showed a far more diverse food scene than I expected. Food is a blessing that crosses all borders and barriers.
Israeli food in general is extremely diverse and very fresh, fruits and veg especially literally only hours from the fields and orchards, and home-made. Processed foods are available, but nearly everyone cooks "from scratch" most of the time. Alas, in recent years a number of American chains like KFC and McDonalds have come here -- and generally don't do well. Starbucks, Wendy's, Carvel, all folded as we found them overpriced and not very good. Jewish immigrants from all over the world bring their ethnic foods with them, and some have become completely identified with Israel's own "cuisine".
It’s so beautiful to watch him truly Love everyone and appreciate their cultures. Beautiful people. Food and music binds all of us. Blessings from Canada!
I have enjoyed this tour of Jerusalem more than any other TV and tour show that I have ever watched. Thank you for this wonderful look at this epic and most historic city. God be with you and the people who co-hosted and shared their gifts of food and family tradition with us. If we could all see and love food together than we could get past the things that cause hatred and violence.
I just can't understand why you only have so little views and subs, compared to other 'food shows', your production quality is very high and your energy is infectious!
Absolutely delightful.❤ I'm learning from your videos that the truly secret of each city bake is actually: love, tradition, passion and pride for their bakes.
Loved this on one Jerusalem and loved all the food.Middle Eastern food is my favorite!!!!I am in LA and we have a good selection but not like there. I have traveled extensively and have always loved all the outdoor markets and hole in wall places where you see a lot of locals eating! I could smell from memory all the spices and flavors you featured.I also really liked you interacting with various cooks and chefs in their own homes.Good One.
One of my favorite LA restaurants with similar cuisine was the Moon of Tunis. Was in this hole in the wall, great bread, Bastilla better than my own, and perfect honey cakes with the mint tea. I still dream of it 35 years later.
My ginger cat was a street cat I adopted from Qatar. He loves boiled eggs, corns and Zatar bread, especially the ones with a bit of virgin olive oil sprinkles on it. You can't get any middle-easterner than that.
Thank you so much for adopting and loving and giving your sweet gorgeous and cute ginger cat a forever loving and a safe home and great loving parent...sending a big hug to you and your cutie cat
There were so many yummy foods on offer there, I am really interested in how this Kubaneh is made. Most of the recipes I found were pale or just lightly browned. I love the dark crisp crusts on the ones here. It looks and sounds devine!! I guess I will try a sourdough mix and slather the butter on and see how it goes...
All that delicious food and I'm hungry and stuffed at the same time. You can't go wrong with flour, water and salt - food for billions. Great presentation manner by Paul. Thank you !
Having spent two months in Ethiopia I can assure Paul that injera has all the taste and flavour of a wet dish rag, albeit a gluten-free dish rag. The 'condiments' it is served with are good, especially the vegetarian stuff.
I couldn't agree more. I've tried Ethiopian food for the first time this year in a very good Ethiopian restaurant. I was amazing. I only taster the vegetarian dishes because I don't eat meat and it was SO tasty.
You don't mix salt and yeast directly, you need to mix the yeast with warm water first or it hinders its functionality. So if anyone reads this, PLEASE mix it separately. That's why his dough didn't really rise, even after sitting for hours.
The cultures don't "clash" in Jerusalem. It's not the United States. Converge would have been a better choice of words. The people of all 3 religions have gotten along for centuries there. He names "...Jews, Arabs, Christians..." but Arabs is not a religion; Muslim is what a follower of Islam is called.
Nothing. It never existed. Largely because the Arabs have lost every war they've fought against Israel. Maybe if you could win a war once in awhile that might help.🙄
@@davidkreiselman6786 nice try. its called Palestine, also eerything mentioned in this video belongs to Palestinian cuisine, but u do u ppl. Wonder what r u straling next
It was Caananite, then part of the Ancient Egyptian empire, then part of the Kingdom of Israel, then the Neo-Assyrian empire, then Macedonian, then Seleucid, then Roman, then Byzantine, then a series of caliphates, then Mamluk, Ottoman, British, and finally Israeli.
I'm in Machaneh Yehuda, the open air market, almost every day. It's changing, from a "farmers' market" into a "boutique coffee shop" sort of place, and I'm a bit sad to see it become gentrified. Still, there's nowhere better in town for the quality of fruit, vegetables, and just about everything else one can desire.
It's a mix. Still a lot of open air fruit, veg, butchers, bakers, etc. But it is changing. Parking is more of a problem in daytime, and the supermarket chains are improving the quality of their fresh produce. I agree it will be a sad day if Machaneh Yehuda fades away, though.
I have really enjoyed this series! During this year of COVID and lockdown not being able to travel is horrible. Thank you for letting me travel vicariously through you, Paul! I would love to go to all the places you visited and eat my way through each one.
I love the way that first dish was shaped by just pulling the dough and folding the ends together, what a great way to make small pies, with any kind of filling, and then cut in half to make eating so easy. Oh, Yum!
As someone that used to cook for a living I can relate to that feeling of wonder when someone cooks something incredible & full of love. It can make you cry, If you know you know.
@@MandM_IMO stolen long long time ago and that’s way you never ever have Peace ✌️ A war is going on forever,no Good! Hate is on Energy it gos forth and back! Forgiveness is the only way or there is forever war!😢😢😢
My favorite city as well. Lived there for a year, then went back to visit in 2018 for a food and wine tour As soon as Covid is under control, I'll be booking my flight to go back. I enjoyed the video SO, SO much!!
This city just gets better and better. Vaccination is going well, hopefully by summer we'll be somewhat back to normal and welcoming our wonderful friends from around the world! We miss you all.
@@PeterPhinney Paul and all the other hundreds of thousands who visit Israel every year had not encountered any evidence of the human right abuses that you encountered even though you had not been there are happy to travel to Israel again and to recommend the visit to others.
The food is amazing!! Paul's energy and curiosity are so genuine. I love his charismatic smile. But really, I mean, he makes it impossible not to be interested.
shopping and eating in Machane Yehuda is amazing! the sounds, the smells, the people, the noise..., the TASTES! There's a fruit shake shop that is wicked awesome. All kinds of fruit and herb combinations blended :)
My first taste of injera was at an Ethiopian wedding reception. I loved it with the delicious chicken dish they served.The breads and pastries in this video are making my my mouth water for them!
That market is amazing. I'm vegan and most of this lends itself to vegan versions without changing the character of the food. The shamburak looks like a great addition. Zatar!
yes zartar is very traditional since centuries in arabic middle eastern kitchens, it is now over the last few decades becoming more popular in other kitchens.
I have always wanted to visit Jerusalem; I knew the food was amazing, as are the people, but this literally made me cry with delight! It's so much more than I expected!
Amazing! I too visited Jerusalem & believe it to be a city like no other. This clip was very entertaining & educational. I very much enjoyed seeing Paul in a different light from British Bake Off!!
You're right! I live in Jerusalem and you can't find that stuff anywhere. We would use date syrup instead, which has a similar gooiness but it's dates!
I started writing this comment as soon as I saw ENJERA and can not believe ENJERA featuring on City Bakes. I know Poul why you didn't like it. you are not supposed to eat ENJERA by itself. It is used as a tool to hold all the delicious condiments like Doro Wot( Red chicken stew), Tibs ( lamb roasted tenderloins), kitfo ( Ethiopian Beef tar tar) Siga wot ( Beef Stew), Shiro wot ( Chickpea stew)...... try it with that and believe me you gonna enjoy it or maybe not, what do I know I'm bias hear🤣
Lol, it was painful to see him eat it straight and not at least try it with some shiro wot or something else. He definitely missed out on a delicious lunch.
11.33 what absolute lies and utter nonsense to say dates never exsistance in a land thats so historic, how stupid does this bold man think viewers are. This is a middle eastern Palestinians land and in the introduction it was clearly said that Israel was established in 1948 ( on the backs of displaced and massacred Palestinians) all lands and soil is Palestinians. What is this bold guy going to say now about olives. That the pits were bought by Jews from England or Europe? It takes 100s of years for trees to grow and give fruit to be able to supply the amount hes claiming. The idiot. So much contradictory info suggesting that Israel based on occupying historic Palestinan lands with settlers from all of the world who are jewish and Zionist jews given priority to take over lands and homes undet thr protection of the forces..What utter nonsense trying to sensationalise the isreali IDENTITY when in fact it's nothing but an identity of theft, lies murders, 73 years of displacement and all about supremacy of one particular group- jews. How disgusting is this man to propagate such lies. Listen and watch carefully with an open mind. Lies after lies. To learn more about the horrific human rights violations follow btselem and breaking the silence isreal. Its not all gold and glitter and Jerusalem is not the captial of anything but Palestine. Ppl have been displaced to make room for European Jews with no historic connections ans neither were they indeginous to be given priority to just move onto already owned lands by Palestians.
@@Mpharm17 unfortunately you have you islamic/anti-semitic hat on, so you lie about what was actually said. At no point did anyone mention that dates never existed there, but simply a variety of dates (medjool) was transported over from Iraq. How you heard anything else just shows how angry and pathetic you are. give it a rest - its becoming boring... Unfortunately you take after your 'prophet' in this sense.
@@Mpharm17 Not again with these lies. OK - Who was the last ""Palestinian"" mayor of Jerusalem ? Where was the city hall ? And who composed the Palestinian hymn ? (Oh ! There isn't one ?)
I very much enjoyed this show - living in Jerusalem, I'm familiar with most of the places that Paul ate and really loved seeing how much fun he had trying the different offerings!
All I saw was Syrian and Kurdish pastries, bread from Ethiopia, Turkish pastries and bakhlava, Dates and flat bread and sandwich from Iraq, Arab Palestinian land, kanafeh and Sesame cakes, Falafel and bread from Yemen, clothing styles from the west (europe and america).. As Ghassan Kanafani once said "Everything in this world can be robbed and stolen."
This would have been far more comprehensive if you had one Jewish guide and one Palestinian guide. There were a few occasions where food origins were either skipped over or misattributed.
@@minzblatt thank you for that. But I know them as bourekas from the Jewish lady that taught me how to make them. They are called that in Israel . I never meant to offend and I am not pretending it's my invention.
Been there spent months searching for proof on Christ . City of mirrors its called . Id say go in peace time only as its a Hebrew and Palestine city robbed by word of Donald Trump to Jew .Lots of unrest and anger at times. Peace will be after Palestine win back Gaza
As a person who was born in Jerusalem and lived his whole life in Jerusalem, I can say that this is an excellent view of the city. It answers beautifully why Jerusalem is so special. To see Paul (who is an authority for me in the field of baking) enjoys and appreciates the food in Jerusalem made me so happy. Thank you Paul.
I ate so much sabidzch when I was in Iraq! And if I wasn't eating that I was eating falafel on samoon bread. When I was in Jerusalem I ate my way across the city and went home 10 pounds heavier after just 10 days! Oink oink me. 🐖 That Jerusalem "bagel" tastes and looks like Turkish "semit" sold all over Istanbul. Yum.
@@amittole This is very funny 😄! Palestine was a complete state before those occupied it! And committed genocidal removal of the Palestinians from their towns and villages. Presenting other people cuisines, does not make it Jewish cuisine! Full stop! It seems you know nothing about kitchen and cuisine!
I am totally amazed of how a mix of multicultural knowledge,cooking,ingredients and tastes could bring human together. I wish we could come over all the bad.
Stop please stick to food I love your videos and you're awesome brother. Don't get all religious dude first of all there has never been a Palestine there are no such thing as Palestinian people. And even in their holy book the Quran and never mentions Israel or Jerusalem that is not where the prophet ascended that is the temple mount. It's Jewish land!
Why does it matter??? Enough with the political jealousy! They are in Israel, so it's easier to find Israeli guides... They showed the best of each section in that city. Just enjoy it!
they took all Palestinian food and said it's Israel lol, they make people think Palestine have no culture before israel, whoever made this show is a racist
@@GPBKM they are in Palestine, you really would hate it if i call your country a different name and tried to erase ypur culture and labeled it with fauls names, then after that attacked you claiming that you are politically jealous, grow up and at least don't attack people
I went to Jerusalem in 2016 on a trip of a lifetime to tour The Holy Land. I enjoyed this episode especially for the memories it evoked and I hope I can go back on a more foodie-oriented trip (the food was really good, but kosher dinners were served everywhere we stayed, and as a vegetarian, most of what I ate there was hummus and falafel...no dairy at supper. I loved that Paul took his Grandmother there. I love his passion for culture in cuisine. I love his joy at a "good bake." But I love his honesty too as I never have enjoyed that Ethiopian flat bread, although I eat it with an Ethiopian meal. I am truly enjoying and inspired by City Bakes, and this Jerusalem episode is a gem.
