"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> We went to Central Market tonight. They used to make really good falafel.
> Patties. But then they changed them to balls. Tasted the same but they
> were too thick and hard to eat. You'd try to take a bite and half of it
> would fall into your lap or onto the table. I quit buying them.
>
> But tonight I noticed that they had the patties again. But the
> ingredients listed wheat. The old ones didn't have wheat in them. I was
> foolish and bought 8 of them. Should have bought just one to try. They
> were *very* dry and had some really awful taste to them. Not sure what it
> could have been.
>
> I have never made falafel. I have been tempted to but it seems like a
> pain to make and there is so much variation between the various recipes.
> I wouldn't know which one to make.

Not hard to make at all. I use my food processor to mix everything up. The
deep fry is super easy because you don't need to flour or egg first.

Paul