Dizen, the delicious Israeli street-food counter in Pigalle

Israeli cuisine is all the rage in Paris, much to our delight! In fact, a brand new counter celebrating street-food made in Israel has just opened its doors in Pigalle.

Called Dizen, this mini spot takes its inspiration from the stalls of Tel Aviv's famous Dizengoff Street, and features on its short menu a traditional dish still little known to Parisian gourmets: sabich, and only sabich - yes, you heard me right, at Dizen there's onlyone dish on the menu ; freshness guaranteed!

An emblematic dish of Iraqi Jewish culture and a cornerstone of Israeli street food, sabich is a sandwich made with pita bread and filled with eggplant, potato, hard-boiled egg, tomato, cucumber, white onion, tahina, amba and fresh herbs.

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At Dizen, the sabich has been modernized by Franco-Israeli chef Yossi Lévy, while respecting traditions: the melting eggplant is deep-fried, the samba potato is cooked at low temperature in an oriental broth, and the egg is soft-boiled and infused overnight in the oriental broth.

Chiogga beet is cooked in a salt crust (replacing tomatoes in winter), celery is crunchy and replaces cucumbers in winter, and of course, tahina, zhoug (a green harissa made from chilli, garlic and coriander) and amba (a mango-based sauce) are all homemade!

To accompany your sabich, David Israël and Marc-Antoine Dudouit, the two founders of Dizen, unveil a sexy side: small, homemade falafels fried to order, crisp and melting; to be accompanied by a refreshing homemade lemonade with fresh mint or an Israeli beer like the famous Maccabi and Goldstar, imported exclusively!

Go with your eyes closed, we love it.