Alforon prepares some the freshest Lebanese food around, everything is prepared on location daily, from our Humous and Tabouli to Baba Ghannouj, Fattoush, Garlic paste, Falafel, Tahini sauce, Kaack Bread and our made to order flat sandwiches, with amazing ingredients, perfect for a wide range of palates and tastes. Some are spicy, some are mild but none are bland, they are all interesting to all original and authentic food lovers. Alforon’s commitment to freshness and quality will amaze and impress any food critic or food connoisseur. We make our food for the fun of making it and the joy of watching our clients enjoying it, not commercialize […]
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History Of Humous
Humous, The word comes from Arabic: حمّصḥummuṣ[ ‘chickpeas’. Like many other Arabic loanwords and names, romanized spellings of the word in English can be inconsistent. The earliest use of the word hummus in English as noted by the Oxford English Among the common spellings for this word as transliterated into English are hummus, hommos and hoummos. The spelling humus is generally avoided in English as it is a homonym of humus (organic matter in soil), though this is the usual Turkish spelling and the OED indicates the word entered the English language from Turkish. The full Arabic name of the prepared spread is حُمُّص بطحينة […]
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Manakeesh or Manaeesh… A little fact.
Manakeesh, Manaeesh, Manaqish or in singular form manousheh (Arabic: مناقيش manāqīsh; sometimes called معجنات mu‘ajjanāt ‘pastry’) is a popular food consisting of dough topped with wild thyme, cheese, or ground meat. Similar to a pizza, it can be sliced or folded, and it can either be served for breakfast or lunch. The word manaqish is the plural of the Arabic word manqūshah (from the root verb naqasha ‘to sculpt, carve out’), meaning that after the dough has been rolled flat, it is pressed by the fingertips to create little dips for the topping to lie in. Traditionally, Arab women would bake dough in a communal […]
Continue readingSan Diego’s first.. A different kind of Lebanese Cuisine
“ALFORON” will take you back in a Journey to our Old Country of Lebanon in a beautiful setting, a friendly smile and our family’s warm Welcome, top it all with a Great Value Menu. San Diego’s first of its kind, “ALFORON” Brings you our freshly made Manakeesh or Flat Bread Sandwiches from the finest of ingredients, Baked daily in our State of the Art Brick Oven. Come taste what has been missing in San Diego County. it is finally here and it’s just like it used to be in the Old Country. We make our own Yogurt, Aayran and Labni on location, we use the […]
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