Find riffs on Palestinian dishes at a homely Coburg cafe that honours its owner's grandmother
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Rahaf Al Khatib channels Palestinian recipes from her mother and grandmother at Beit Siti ('grandmother's home') in Coburg. Following on from her Falastini food truck, this cafe and cultural centre exudes home-style warmth with family photos and Al Khatib's own house plants.
Fresh baked goods with Palestinian twists include musakhan focaccia with confit onion, almonds, sumac and cauliflower; a Danish filled with strawberry, pomegranate and dill jam, and house-made labneh; and a zaatar croissant with pickled chilli and baladiyeh, a firm 'village cheese'. There are also grab-and-go sandwiches such as chicken mortadella with smoked pepper spread, spinach and labneh.
Al Khatib plans for the breakfast menu to showcase different regional specialties of Palestine including mub'atra, a dish of scrambled eggs with potato, parsley and green chilli. Constance coffee is brewed with cardamom or served espresso-style.
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