Toum NYC is a food truck that sells all types of Lebanese traditional dishes in New York.
Toum (or Garlic) is one of the many things we like to brag about as Lebanese, here and apparently abroad. I have friends who can eat a whole plate of Toum with their chicken. Personally speaking, I can’t stand garlic and it gives me headaches.
Let’s just hope Toum doesn’t became all of a sudden an Israeli specialty like Hummus and Dabke.
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They’ve stolen Lebanese sweets too like bakhlava ,i saw it in a restaurant abroad ,thieves
The problem with Baklava is that it’s made by not only the Lebanese, but the Turks, Greeks, Albanians, Bosnians and every other Arab. So the Lebanese can’t really claim it as their’s but it’s certainly not Israeli.
As for the Toum truck . . . the Toum was good, the kibbeh was dry and felt old. As a traditionalist (when it comes to Lebanese food) lettuce & tomato do NOT belong in a Lebanese sandwich like Mekanek, Shawarma! Overall, I felt the truck isn’t authentic enough and caters to average-joe American taste buds. Therefore I wouldn’t call it “Authentic”. I’ll stick to parts of Brooklyn, Astoria & Woodside for my Lebanese food.
I agree with A Voice, baklava is definitely middle eastern in origin and really can’t be associated directly with Lebanese cuisine. That said, Toum NYC has some great pita, though it’s heavily flavored with toum (garlic). So heavily flavored that I would almost compare it to Hindi naan bread.
@Fyood
LOL! I wouldn’t go so far as comparing it to Hindi Naan (which is way thicker & fluffier). Personally, I love garlic sauce so don’t mind the heavy hand. As for the pita itself . . . IDK, I didn’t see anything special about it. It seemed as if they were using store bought Kings Pita.