Kurds out of the whey!

Hanams, Edinburgh – Kurdish.

A little further off the beaten track for us than usual but an excellent place to start. We needed a quick meal before heading to the Edinburgh Tattoo and were pleasantly surprised by how good our meal was.

We only ate main courses but they were excellent. Sister had a vegetarian couscous dish composed with apricots, sultanas, yellow split peas and spices in a sweet and sour sauce which was very good: subtly flavoured and delicate yet filling enough to satisfy.

Boy had a Gosht Barzaow Kebab – chunks of lamb in a traditional naan-style flatbread. It was a far cry from other kebabs we’d experienced before – the lamb tasted slightly smoky and was expertly seasoned without being overpowering.

Other diners all expressed pleasure with their choices. Standard items like Falafel and Baba Ganush were very well done. Unusual items we hadn’t tried before really caught our eye; in particular the lamb Tashreeb (lamb shank in a tomato, pepper and onion casserole.)

The service and ambience were excellent, despite being an alcohol free restaurant! The décor was fun too. Our favourite was the woven rug in a very Sadaam-palace style of a young cowboy and his horse…

http://www.hanams.com/

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