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Basra Bay International Market & Deli

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The shelves, the counter, the plates

A look around the market and the deli. Real shelves, real plates — photographed in the store.

Packages of herbs, peas and fava beans

Market

Teas

  • Earl Grey, English and cardamom tea
  • Cardamom tea, loose leaves and a glass of tea
  • Chamomile, sage, floral and hibiscus tea

Coffee

  • Dark coffee and a copper pot on a silver tray
  • A brass dallah and a small coffee cup

Coffee and sweets

  • Rolled Turkish delight with coffee and a copper pot
  • Baklava, Turkish delight and coffee
  • Coffee and lokum on a metal tray

Confectionery

  • Turkish delight with lokum, powdered cubes and petal-coated pieces
  • Pistachio halva with nuts

Baklava and pastries

  • Layered baklava with coffee and a copper pot
  • A brass dallah with coffee and baklava

Shelf still lifes

  • Za'atar and spice blends
  • Green and Kalamata olives
  • Dried black olives
  • Bags of bulgur
  • Boxes of dates
  • Canned fava beans and chickpeas
  • Herbs, peas and fava beans
  • Frozen chicken doner
  • Sangak flatbread
  • Labneh, white cheese, kashkaval and string cheese
  • Drinks in the fridge
  • Rose, grenadine and raspberry syrups

Deli and Cafe

Falafel and vegetarian

  • Falafel with flatbread, hummus, tabouli and vegetables

Gyro and shawarma

  • Gyro wrap with tomato, onion and cucumber
  • Gyro with yellow rice, olives and vegetables
  • Shawarma with yellow rice, hummus and salad
  • Shawarma with pita, hummus and salad

Kabob

  • Two kabobs over yellow rice with grilled tomato and onion
  • Two kabobs over flatbread in a metal tray
  • Chicken kabob over yellow rice
  • Beef kabob over yellow rice

Fish

  • Baked fish with lettuce, tomato and parsley
  • Baked fish with yellow rice
  • Baked fish over flatbread in a metal tray

Cakes and desserts

  • Cocoa-dusted tiramisu squares
  • Pistachio cake with a cup of coffee
  • Pistachio ricotta cake
  • Chocolate layer cake
  • Chocolate cake with a pale pistachio filling
  • Chocolate mousse cake

Sides

  • Hummus with oil, flatbread and tabouli
  • Yellow rice with herbs
  • Tabouli with tomato and lettuce
  • Hummus and tabouli with flatbread