It was bittersweet because lah’majin is the kind of dish my father loves. Fried onion, some spices and sautéed ground beef flavored with tamarind and studded with pine nuts on a soft chewy flatbread. My father told me years ago that in Iraq they only ate lamb. But in Australia and America, ground beef is much more common and that’s what he ate. I vividly remember my mum being very annoyed with my Aba for bringing pita to the table to eat with her meatballs. She told him that there were already enough pachmimot on the table with the rice and potatoes. That was when I learned the Hebrew word for carbohydrates.

Praying that my amazing father David ben Rosa can have his two favorite foods: bread and ground beef at home, very soon.

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Written by: @sephardicspicegirls
Bowls used in video: @thebellemain

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