Comments on: Blog “Sisters” Doing It for Themselves

By: Casino

Casino — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:44:04 +0000

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 01:42:55 +0000

My husband is from Jordan and I’d really like to find a source of real Jordanian jameed here in the U.S. – Sarita Bonita posted above that she found liquid Jameed at a Middle Eastern store in Salt Lake – I live in Utah – was it here? And if so do you remember which store? Anyone else with suggestions of where I can get mail order liquid jameed or “rock” jameed? Thanks so much! (I’m an American who loves Mansaf, too!)

By: Roba

Roba — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:32:33 +0000

Linda, we actually don’t use Jameed at all(although I love it). We only use yogurt. My mom thinks Jameed smells like sheep. So there you go, the difference between a Mansaf Nabulsi and a Mansaf Karaki. My friend Sarah(who’s from Karak), always invites me to lunch when they cook Mansaf.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 02:57:11 +0000

Oh wow, this is so cool. I’m an american whos parents are from Jordan. Grew up on Mensaf and just to let you guys know, there is a cool traditio in the way you eat this.

In the large round tray that it is in, people stand around it and eat the mansaf with one hand (and only one hand). its an old tradiation but its still done, at least in my family, hehehe.

Jameed (Iyas), by the way the liquid jameed is really good. but my mom adds some more dried yogurt to it.

By: JenniferRoche

JenniferRoche — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 00:18:30 +0000

Thanks all for kind comments. Thanks to Roba, too, for being a great sport and for helping out. . . Sarita Bonita, let us know how the mansaf works out.

By: iyas (jameed)

iyas (jameed) — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 00:00:04 +0000

Hey! there is a link to my blog…kick a$$.

Here is a tip for you, not only did Jordanians manage to dry yogurt, they reconstituted it, packaged it and shipped it overseas. I once saw “liquid jameed” at the Middle Eastern store in Salt Lake. How good is it? Dunno. Always had ample supply of the one and only rock-style jameed, but the owner of the shop swore by it…but then he’s the owner.

By: sarita bonita

sarita bonita — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:31:06 +0000

jennifer, what a great post! i’m totally going to try making mansaf. i bet you can get the sun dried yogurt at the middle eastern grocer on foster in andersonville.

By: roderick

roderick — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:36:28 +0000

Wow, great article. Really shows how the internet brings the world that much closer together.

By: steven

steven — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:04:59 +0000

Brilliant!