[Sca-cooks] Labneh as a substitute for "cream cheese"

[Judith Epstein]

On 13 Dec 2009, at 12:50 PM, Ana Valdés wrote:

> I had labneh with pita bread, olive oil and zathar in Damascus last month,
> it was wonderful!
> It's the typical Palestine/Middle East peasant breakfast. Zathar is made of
> thyme and other herbs and it tasted wonderful together with the lebnah and
> the olive oil!
> Ana

Any relation to za'atar, which is predominantly hyssop, sesame seeds, and a handful of other dried ground herbs?

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D'vorah, mka Judith Epstein
Master Albrecht Waldfurster's Egg
Middle Kingdom, Midlands, Ayreton, Tree-Girt-Sea (Chicago, IL)
judith at ipstenu.org
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