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Malabi is a signature dish of Israel; we have verified places to eat it in Tel Aviv. A cold, rosewater-scented milk pudding set with cornflour, poured into small cups and finished with syrup, coconut and chopped nuts, sold from corner stalls near Carmel Market. Start with where to eat Malabi in Tel Aviv.
A cold, rosewater-scented milk pudding set with cornflour, poured into small cups and finished with syrup, coconut and chopped nuts, sold from corner stalls near Carmel Market.
Legend credits a Persian cook in the Sasanian court with serving this pudding to Arab general Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra in the late 7th century, lending the dessert his name. The earliest written recipes date to the 10th century, and an Ottoman-era version flavoured with rose water and without the earlier chicken filling appears from around 1530. Israeli malabi is typically made with almond milk instead of dairy so it can follow a meat meal under kashrut, and that pareve version turned an old court dessert into an everyday street sweet. HaMalabia pours its rosewater malabi, in dairy and vegan versions, from a corner stall by Carmel Market, letting regulars pick their own syrups and toppings.
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