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It doesn’t need to be. The defining part is that it’s a deep fried ball of ground chick peas or broad beans (or a mixture). It usually has parsley, garlic, cummin and coriander for flavouring.
Sounds kinda tasty
It is tasty if done well, and it’s a good source of nutrients, especially for vegetarians.
Falafel from take-away places is hit-and-miss. There’s probably more bad falafel than good falafel being sold in Australia. If you went to a random kebab joint and bought a falafel roll, I wouldn’t bet on it being good.
You can make it at home. If you do, you need to soak the chickpeas in water but don’t cook them before grinding them. If you cook the chickpeas first, they’ll break up while deep frying. It can take a few goes to work out how to get the oil temperature and cooking time right, so it cooks through while being crispy but not burned on the outside. There’s also the issue of having to clean up your own kitchen after deep frying.
That’s a little sad that there’s not too many places out there that makes good ones
Half moon Cafe in Coburg do the best falafel wraps that I know of. I haven't been there in a while though.
I will have to check it out at some point thanks!
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