Once again I imagine I'm an outlier but the only mushed-up eggplant dish I really like, at least that comes easily to mind, is Strange Flavored Eggplant from China Moon Cookbook.shakes wrote:Why would you ever get hummus at Pita Inn when they have the best babaganoush on the planet?
I could never imagine someone saying this from my own experience with Pita Inn's baba (maybe the non-Skokie locations do it way better). Have you ever tried the version at Andies on Clark? Such a unique smokey flavor. The LEYE version available at Ema & Aba (they describe it as charred eggplant spread for whatever reason) is also very good.shakes wrote:Why would you ever get hummus at Pita Inn when they have the best babaganoush on the planet?
shakes wrote:
Why would you ever get hummus at Pita Inn when they have the best babaganoush on the planet? I guess you could get both, but if you only want one the baba is a no brainer for me. It's so friggen good. I sometimes get a quart and have it over a couple days.
G Wiv wrote:Once again I imagine I'm an outlier but the only mushed-up eggplant dish I really like, at least that comes easily to mind, is Strange Flavored Eggplant from China Moon Cookbook.shakes wrote:Why would you ever get hummus at Pita Inn when they have the best babaganoush on the planet?
bweiny wrote:I could never imagine someone saying this from my own experience with Pita Inn's baba (maybe the non-Skokie locations do it way better). Have you ever tried the version at Andies on Clark? Such a unique smokey flavor. The LEYE version available at Ema & Aba (they describe it as charred eggplant spread for whatever reason) is also very good.shakes wrote:Why would you ever get hummus at Pita Inn when they have the best babaganoush on the planet?
seebee wrote:shakes wrote:
Why would you ever get hummus at Pita Inn when they have the best babaganoush on the planet? I guess you could get both, but if you only want one the baba is a no brainer for me. It's so friggen good. I sometimes get a quart and have it over a couple days.
Hey shakes -
I would never pick hummus over Baba G, I'm with you. BUT, if you like smokey and lemony Baba G, Pita Inn's is nowhere close to the top of my list. I'm not trying to know anything better than you, or come off holier than thou in any way at ALL - I'd just want you to hopefully find better to enjoy it even more than you already do. I'm definitely not saying PI's baba is bad, but damn - "best on the planet" is a strong assessment with so many renditions around. Granted, PI generally has the market cornered in the areas that they are in, but "planet?" Maybe "Wheeling" or "Glenview," but..."Planet?"
Again, I'm a fan of PI, I'm a fan of Babag, I'm a fan of their Baba G much more than I am a fan of their hummus, but, "Planet???"
I'll be on the lookout, thanks. I might make it myself, hopefully it won't be hard to find kashk, an interesting ingredient. A few recipes I read sub sour cream diluted with a little milk, but whats the fun in that.spinynorman99 wrote:Have you never had kashkeh bademjoon? One of the great mushed-up eggplant dishes.
G Wiv wrote:I'll be on the lookout, thanks. I might make it myself, hopefully it won't be hard to find kashk, an interesting ingredient. A few recipes I read sub sour cream diluted with a little milk, but whats the fun in that.spinynorman99 wrote:Have you never had kashkeh bademjoon? One of the great mushed-up eggplant dishes.
Tried kashkeh bademjoon not at Noon-O-Kabab but pretty much across the street at Kabobi. More to my taste than baba, which I often find overly smokey, and I liked the drizzle of pomegranate molasses, but strange flavored eggplant reigns supreme in my mushed-up eggplant lineup.spinynorman99 wrote:Noon-O-Kabab or it's sibling NOK make a fine version.
Hombre de Acero wrote:IMPOSSIBLE Meat > becomes a Middle Eastern Kebob Dinner Special[/url] by R. Kramer, on Flickr
I can definitely say-
Yes, they are as good as I remembered.
spinynorman99 wrote:Had the Impossible kebabs this weekend. They clearly put some thought into it. Nicely spiced and deftly timed on the grill. For a fairly thin patty they maintained a nice amount of moisture but still got a good surface texture and taste.
RockyDennis wrote:spinynorman99 wrote:Had the Impossible kebabs this weekend. They clearly put some thought into it. Nicely spiced and deftly timed on the grill. For a fairly thin patty they maintained a nice amount of moisture but still got a good surface texture and taste.
Do you know if the Impossible kebabs were prepared/cooked on the same surface as “land meat”??
*Sep 27, 2016 — Pita Inn has opened a DuPage County location. 1835 Arbiter Circle, Naperville. champs2005.
Cathy2 wrote:*Sep 27, 2016 — Pita Inn has opened a DuPage County location. 1835 Arbiter Circle, Naperville. champs2005.
I was travelling west on I-88 near Naperville today to find a new-to-me Pita Inn.
*Oddly. I found this post in a google search, but could not find the actual post in this thread. Oh well!
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edc wrote:Cathy2 wrote:*Sep 27, 2016 — Pita Inn has opened a DuPage County location. 1835 Arbiter Circle, Naperville. champs2005.
I was travelling west on I-88 near Naperville today to find a new-to-me Pita Inn.
*Oddly. I found this post in a google search, but could not find the actual post in this thread. Oh well!
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Post is there, though it has a 2018 date. The 2016 date from the google search is for the post at the top of its page.
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