Menu:
- Monday: Lebanon
- Cucumber & tomato mezze cups with lemon yogurt dip
- Chicken shawarma (vegetarian option: spiced mushrooms)
- Turmeric rice
- Chopped fattoush salad
- Garlic yogurt sauce
- Honey-orange semolina cake
- Tuesday: Morocco
- Savory herb flatbreads with whipped feta
- Chicken & vegetable tagine (no nuts) (vegetarian sub: tofu)
- Steamed couscous with raisins
- Carrot & citrus salad
- Orange cinnamon sugar cookies
- Wednesday: Turkey
- Simit-style sesame bread twists
- Chicken köfte (pan-seared Turkish meatballs)
- (Vegetarian option: lentil & herb köfte)
- Turkish pilaf with rice and orzo
- Shepherd’s salad (cucumber, tomato, red onion, parsley)
- Cacık (garlic yogurt & cucumber sauce)
- Sütlaç (Turkish baked rice pudding, cinnamon on top)
- Thursday: Israel
- Baked za’atar pita chips with labneh
- Falafel
- Red cabbage salad
- Homemade hummus
- Soft pita bread
- Chocolate rugelach
- Friday: Egypt
- Savory cheese & herb hand pies
- Koshari (rice, lentils, pasta, tomato sauce)
- Spiced baked chicken skewers (vegetarian sub: tempeh)
- Cucumber yogurt salad
- Zalabia (Egyptian donuts)
- **Menu subject to change**
Class Description: Pack your bags and grab an apron! In this hands-on culinary camp, young chefs will travel around the Middle East & Africa —one country at a time—through food. Each day, campers will explore the flavors, ingredients, and cooking techniques of a different country while cooking snacks, a full lunch, and dessert from scratch in a professional kitchen.
