Fell in love with falafel

Accidentally, one Sunday morning when walking to have bruch at Kokomo Tiki Bar, we spotted a new fastfood place at Isoroba 2. The joint, called Fafa's by the way, was closed but we went to take a look at the menu: it was loaded with falafel and lots of interesting sounding things (I wasn't sure what they are), such as tabouleh, matbuha and sabich. Luckily I had a walking dictionary with me to explain which ingredients are behind these names.

Taking a closer look, my companion noticed a mezuza nailed at the doorpost. So the only conclusion was that this place must have connections to Israel or Jews, yay! Needeless to say, the food just had to be tasted! But let me me just add that the expectations were high, as the food in the real promised land is something else we're used to up here in the North...

So, did Fafa's pass the test? Like all of my three vacations so far in Israel, a visit to Fafa's again nurtured my tastebuds. I chose to have the sabich, which was an overflowing pita pocked filled with moist falafel, hummus, eggplant, boiled egg, tahina, matbuha and various veggies. All for 7,50€. The staff wasn't from Israel, but the business cards of the place were held in a shalom engraved case.

After visiting Fafa's it would feel like a crime to eat falafel anywhere else in Finland. The food simply was the best gastronomic fireworks in its league, and my only regret is that they don't do home deliveries or have another shop closer to where I live. The best falafel in this corner of the world – amen!

This reminded me of the Tel Aviv street art graffiti...