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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 ...
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.
Falafel (/ fəˈlɑːfəl /; Arabic: فلافل, [fæˈlæːfɪl] ⓘ) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter of Egyptian origin, featuring in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines, and is made from broad beans, ground chickpeas, or both. Falafel is often served in a flatbread such as pita, samoon, laffa, or taboon ...
Matzah plate with an inscription of the blessing over the matzah Handmade Shemurah Matzah Matzah Shemurah worked with machine for Passover. Matzah, matzo, or maẓẓah [1] (Hebrew: מַצָּה, romanized: maṣṣā, pl.: matzot or Ashk. matzos) is an unleavened flatbread that is part of Jewish cuisine and forms an integral element of the Passover festival, during which chametz (leaven and ...
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 ...
Gyros, [369] pork meat or chicken cooked on a vertical rotisserie, onions, tomato, lettuce, fried potatoes, sauces like tzatziki rolled in a pita bread. Gogges (also called goggizes or gogglies ), [ 370 ] [ 371 ] [ 372 ] a type of egg-free pasta made in the Peloponnese , especially in Argolis and Laconia .
An Egyptian dish originally made in the 19th century, made of rice, macaroni and lentils mixed together, topped with a spiced tomato sauce, and garlic vinegar; garnished with chickpeas and crispy fried onions. A sprinkling of garlic juice, or garlic vinegar, and hot sauce are optional. It is a popular street food.
Paste (food) Prepared shrimp paste with chilli, Thai lime leaves, sugar and water added. A food paste is a semi-liquid colloidal suspension, emulsion, or aggregation used in food preparation or eaten directly as a spread. [1] Pastes are often highly spicy or aromatic, are often prepared well in advance of actual usage, and are often made into a ...