Sarit's Ashura Cereal

Excerpted from Good Things by Samin Nosrat. Copyright © 2025 by Samin Nosrat. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.The first time I visited Honey & Co., the warm, tiny, Middle Eastern restaurant in central London run by pastry chef Sarit Packer and her chef-husband, Itamar Srulovich, I left with a bag of their Ashura Cereal, at Sarit’s insistence. In my hotel room later that night, I couldn’t resist tasting it even though I’d just brushed my teeth. The cereal looked like a cross between granola and Cracker Jack, with dark, shiny brown clusters of puffed wheat, almonds, pecans, and seeds. It smelled like burnt honey, spring flowers, and cardamom. As I bit into a piece, it burst in my mouth, somehow simultaneously light and rich, sweet and savory, crisp and full of air. Standing there in my pajamas, I ate nearly half the bag.Childhood memories of sugary cereals such as Honey Smacks and Corn Pops guid…

• Time: 35 min
• Servings: 10

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