Cabbage

Yes, this is radical.  On my recent trip to Israel I made a number of obligatory stops at Maoz for shwarma.   As usual, Maoz was in top form and the shwarmas were tasty and transcendent.

But I noticed something unusual in the tray of shwarma add-ons.   Next to the hummus, pickles, and Israeli salad was shredded cabbage.  I don’t recall ever seeing this as an option before.  I admit that maybe cabbage is available with shwarma in America – but Americans are known to put lettuce in their shwarma as well (and that is weird) so I never really took it seriously – but cabbage at Maoz?

I tried it and wow – it was pickled and added just enough zest and tang to be noticed, but it was not gross or overpowering – the awesomeness of the magic shwarma was enhanced.

Innovative – you better believe it.

June 6th, 2008 Shwarma