In Paris falafel war, it's neighbor vs. neighbor in the city's changing Jewish quarter
PARIS - They line up like pilgrims at a sacred site and cradle the famous offering in their hands, swaddled in paper and napkins that soon prove hopelessly insufficient.
The crowd that jams Paris' old Jewish quarter at midday is drawn by what some describe as one of the world's best falafel sandwiches.
In a city synonymous with Michelin stars and coq au vin, where cloudlike croissants and brightly colored macaroons beckon from shop windows, a messy, saucy Middle Eastern street food has carved out a place as one of Paris' do-not-miss dishes.
Five shops selling falafel and shawarma sandwiches line the narrow, cobbled Rue des Rosiers. Tucked into the storybook Marais district, it
