Randomness

 Our teacher told us to find out about something that we have know idea about, so i chose FALAFELS!

Beofore i tell you about falafels, i have to tell you the story behind it.

We were on a family vacation at old orchard beach, and my parents were being evil! They kept talking about falafels, and i had no idea what they were! And they were not telling me! So i went around the entire campsite asking random people(@10:30pm) if they knew what a falafel was. I got some of the weirdest responses, and allot of people thought that i was absolutely insane! Finally i decided to ask the people across the street from us, and they knew!!!!!

When i told my parents what they were and my mom said i was right, my dad confessed that he didn’t kmow either! That just made me mad!

So here is the wikipedia definition of falafels.

Happy reading!

Falafel (Arabic: فلافل falaafil (help·info), Hebrew: פָלָאפֶל‎; also known in Egypt and Sudan as ta’meya, Arabic طعمية), is a fried ball or patty made from spiced fava beans and/or chickpeas. It has become a popular form of fast food in the Levant and in the Mashriq (Arab East), where it is also served as a mezze (snack or tapas). The word “falafel” is the plural of the Arabic word فلفل (filfil), meaning pepper.^[1] Variant spellings in English include felafel and filafil.

Falafel is usually served as a sandwich wrapped in pita bread, and outside the Middle East, the term “falafel” commonly refers to this sandwich—falafel in a pita is typical street food or fast food. Along with the falafel balls, which may be crushed onto the bread or added whole, topping variations are usually included. Falafel balls may also be eaten alone as a snack or served as part of a mezze. During Ramadan they are sometimes eaten as part of an iftar, the meal which breaks the daily fast after sunset.

Falafel has been part of the diet of Mizrahi Jews for centuries and is a staple of the Israeli diet. It has become the national dish of Israel.^[2]

Falafel is now seen as a uniting, pan-Middle-Eastern dish. In recent years, immigration from the Middle East to Western countries has brought with it a broader availability of Middle Eastern cuisine, and the falafel sandwich has become a popular and iconic food within alternative fast food or slow food movements, and indeed has spread worldwide.

They are also used as a vegan alternative filler to a Döner kebab in many countries.

If you want the recipe-http://http://mideastfood.about.com/od/maindishes/r/falafelrecipe.htm

For our social studies class we are writing about something relating to the environment. The topic that I choose to write about is the constant tree cutting in the environment. Everyday there are tons of trees cut down in the rain-forests, which effects allot of animals and habitats. All of the many animals who live in or on a tree instantly loose their homes when the tree gets cut down, and some even loose their lives!

Also, the air all around us is dirty enough without cutting down the plants that help to clean it. Our air is constantly being polluted by toxins and all the pollutants, and the trees help to clean the dirty air.

In addition, threre are also many, many, many plants that are imported to the U.S come from the rainforests, and their costs will skyrocket with the decrease of the goods.

This is a constant problem, eventhough people are trying to help the rainforests, their efforts are slightly helping.

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