Emessa – Orient in the Middle of Prague
“A person who is healthy and has a good family does not need more. It’s already rich!” Cozy shop with Syrian and Lebanese specialties. At Emessa, they offer Lebanese wines, coffee and tea sets, Arabic candy and coffee, dates, beverages, spices, soaps with olive oil, etc. Sixty per cent of the things you can find are imported from Syria, and thirty-five from Lebanon. Emessa is a shop on Politických vězňů street, where we can spot Mr. Murhaf, originally from Homs, and on their shop Sweet Palace on Vodičkova Street, his wife, Mrs. Wafau. Initially, Mr. Murhaf may look shy, but once you talk to him, you can look forward to having a pleasant chat over cardamom coffee about various treats, recipes, or Arabic spices. You will learn, for example, that caraway tastes excellent with cheese. And what does Emessa mean? It is an old Greek name for the Syrian city of Homs, which is in the Midwest of Syria. Mr. Murhaf and his family have lived in Prague for thirteen years. He first visited Prague in 1986 when he attended a course of X-ray welding. Two years later, he returned to another course, and since then he traveled to the...
