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Iraqi cuisine uses more spices than most Arab cuisines. Iraq's main food crops include wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, and dates. Vegetables include eggplant, okra, potatoes, and tomatoes. Pulses such as chickpeas and lentils are also quite common.
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
In Arab cuisine salads are often served as a first course. A variety of salads are brought to the table on small plates, as in mezze. Tabbouleh, a salad of finely chopped parsley, with tomatoes, mint, onion, and soaked bulgur, is one of the most popular Arab salads. Mixed vegetable salads, and salads of cooked eggplant or chick peas are
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 January 2025. Culinary tradition Food in Israel including falafel, hummus, and salad Middle Eastern cuisine or West Asian 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 ...
Baba ghanoush [1] (بابا غنوج)—a dip made from baked, mashed eggplant mixed with lemon, garlic, olive oil and various seasonings; Chickpea salad [3] or salatat hummus (سلطة حمص)—an Arab salad with cooked chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, salt, olive oil, and cumin
Most scholars are of the opinion that mulukhiyah's origins lie in Ancient Egypt, [1] [2] namely Corchorus capsularis, [8] which is used for food as well as for fiber. [6] [9] Mulukhiyah was a known dish in the Medieval Arab world. The recipe on how to prepare it is mentioned in the 14th-century Arabic book Kanz el-Fawa'ed fi Tanwi' el-Mawa'ed.
Torshi is made with garlic, chili peppers, celery, cauliflower, carrots, beets, shallots, cabbage, aubergines (eggplant) and other vegetables, and dried aromatic herbs pickled in vinegar or brandy, salt, and different spice mixtures, which usually include whole black peppercorns, ginger, etc. Persian-style torshi includes more vinegar, while Turkish style turşu includes more salt.
Lebanese cuisine is the culinary traditions and practices originating from Lebanon. It includes an abundance of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, fresh fish and seafood. Poultry is eaten more often than red meat, and when red meat is eaten, it is usually lamb and goat meat.