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Pita (Greek: πίτα, romanized:pita / ˈpɪtə / or US: / ˈpiːtə /) [ 2 ] or pitta (British English) is a family of yeast- leavened round flatbreads baked from wheat flour, common in the Mediterranean, Levant, and neighboring areas. It includes the widely known version with an interior pocket, also known as Arabic bread (Arabic: خبز ...
Lebanese mulukhiyah stew with chicken served with rice, vinegar, onions and toasted pita bread. Bamieh bi-zeit (okra and tomato stew) is one of the most popular stews. [60] Traditionally, it is served with rice and a basic salad dressed with lemon juice and olive oil, with fresh warm bread. [61]
Lahoh is a spongy, pancake-like bread made of fermented flour and water, and fried in a pan. Jews from Ethiopia make a similar bread called injera from millet flour. [76] Pita bread is a double-layered flat or pocket bread traditional in many Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines.
Bread, wine, and fruit: The Lunch by Diego Velázquez, c. 1617. Mediterranean cuisine is the food and methods of preparation used by the people of the Mediterranean Basin. The idea of a Mediterranean cuisine originates with the cookery writer Elizabeth David 's book, A Book of Mediterranean Food (1950), and was amplified by other writers ...
Pitha can be sweet or savoury, and usually made from a dough or batter, which is then steamed, fried or griddled. Very few varieties are oven-baked or boiled, and most are unleavened and cooked on a stovetop (or equivalent). Some versions may have a filling, garnish, or sauce. Few may be set or shaped after cooking.
Whisk olive oil and red wine vinegar in large bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper. Mix tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, radishes, and parsley into dressing.
Khubz. Khubz, alternatively transliterated as khoubz, khobez, khubez, or khubooz, [clarification needed] is the usual word for "bread" in Standard Arabic and in many of the vernaculars. Among the breads popular in Middle Eastern countries are "pocket" pita bread in the Levant and Egypt, and the flat tannur bread in Iraq.
Maqluba —upside-down eggplant, rice, meat and cauliflower casserole. Qidra —rice and meat pieces cooked with cloves, garlic and cardamom. Rummaniyya —a mix of eggplant, pomegranate seeds, tahina, red peppers and garlic [3] Sumaghiyyeh —beef and chickpea stew flavored with sumac, tahina and red peppers. Zibdieh —a clay-pot dish of ...