Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. April is Arab American Heritage Month and we wanted to feature one of our favorite dishes from the Arab world – falafel. Falafel ...

If you’re a big street food fan, chances are you’ve had a late-night run-in or two with a falafel-stuffed pita as tahini and hummus dripped down your chin (drool). Just me? Here's the lowdown on ...

Several things have been consistent each time I’ve swung by Salam Falafel, a two-month-old late-night pop-up in a Koreatown strip mall. One constant is that I’m the only customer whenever I show up.

At times it is shaped like a ball, sometimes like a flat burger. It may have a pale brown color, or be darksome. It can have a smooth or grainy texture, and be eaten inside a pita or Turkish bread.

Whether in a pita or lafa, with hummus or tahini, this dish is nothing short of emblematic of the region and its culinary traditions. But what exactly are falafels made of? Are they Israeli or Arab?

There’s an art to making falafel so that the ground garbanzo beans are perfectly light and fluffy, the exterior crisp but not greasy, the mix of textures and spices habit-forming. Falafel’s exact ...

If you have tried Middle Eastern cuisine, there's no way you could have missed falafel. The crispy disc-shaped fritter is a delight - whether paired with a dip or stuffed inside a pita bread. In the ...

Falafel Tanami is itself not much larger than a pita pocket. There’s but one table and a few stools. The Rebbe Schneerson stares puckishly out from a photo on the wall and a poster-size print of Rabbi ...