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Amba, a pickled mango sauce, is one of my favorite Jewish food stories related to Israel, where it has become a staple served with falafel, shawarma and sabich sandwiches all over. The sauce’s origin actually begins in India, and was brought to Iraq by Jewish traders. It is believed that amba was developed sometime during the 19th century. Iraqi Jews started arriving in Israel in the 1940s and 1950s, and quickly started producing their own amba there to serve with sabich, the traditional Iraqi breakfast of potatoes, fried eggplant and hard boiled eggs. Israelis fell in love with the sweet, spicy, pickled sauce and started using it on other stuffed sandwiches. Today, amba has become so popular you can even find it at Trader Joe's, but if you are up for it, make your own with Sonya Sanford’s recipe. |
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