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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. Culinary tradition Middle East bakery in the 1910s. Photo by National Geographic Middle Eastern cuisine includes a number of cuisines from the Middle East. Common ingredients include olives and olive oil, pitas, honey, sesame seeds, dates, sumac, chickpeas, mint, rice and parsley, and ...
Middle East: A group of rice- or meat-and-herb filled vegetable dishes of Ottoman origin. Variations are eaten across the Levant, the eastern Mediterranean and the Arab world. Can be served warm or cold. Similar to the Greek stuffed grape leaves, dolmadakia or sarma. Duqqa: Egypt: A dip or seasoning of herbs, oil and spices. Falafel: Middle East
Shawarma (/ ʃ ə ˈ w ɑːr m ə /; Arabic: شاورما) is a Middle Eastern dish that originated in the Levant during the Ottoman Empire, [1] [3] [4] [5] consisting of meat that is cut into thin slices, stacked in an inverted cone, and roasted on a slow-turning vertical spit.
Shawarma sandwiches are arguably the most famous example of street food in the Middle East. [22] [23] [24] The traditional shawarma sandwich contains pickles and a garlic sauce, which can either be toum (when the meat used is chicken) or tarator (when beef is used). In Lebanon, French fries are often added.
Falafel is a common form of street food or fast food in Egypt, across the Levant, and in the wider Middle East. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] The croquettes are regularly eaten as part of meze . During Ramadan , falafel balls are sometimes eaten as part of the iftar , the meal that breaks the daily fast after sunset. [ 8 ]
Balls of fried chickpea flour and Middle Eastern spice. Dipped in every mezze, especially hummus. The Jordanian falafel balls tend to come in smaller sizes. Fattoush (فتوش) A salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread combined with mixed greens and other vegetables, such as lettuce, radish and tomato. Ful medames (فول مدمس)
Sami Zubaida, "National, Communal and Global Dimensions in Middle Eastern Food Cultures" in Sami Zubaida and Richard Tapper, A Taste of Thyme: Culinary Cultures of the Middle East, London and New York, 1994 and 2000, ISBN 1-86064-603-4, p. 35.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Tabbouleh Tabbouleh Course Salad Place of origin Lebanon and Syria Region or state Eastern Mediterranean Serving temperature Cold Main ingredients Parsley, tomato, bulgur, onion, olive oil, lemon juice, salt Variations Pomegranate seeds instead of tomato Cookbook: Tabbouleh Media: Tabbouleh ...