Tag: Syria

Serving dish of layered chicken fatteh
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Fatteh Djaj

Fatteh is a healthy, tasty and endlessly configurable weeknight meal with the added advantage of being a great way to use up leftover pita bread.

Middle Eastern spicy red pepper and walnut dip
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Muhammara

Muhummara is popular condiment and dip in Lebanon, Palestine, Syria., served with grilled meats, fish and kebabs, or as a spread or dip for bread or pita.

Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad on a plate
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Tabouli

An easy and refreshing Middle Eastern salad, tabouli is bulgur wheat, finely chopped parsley and scallions dressed simply with lemon juice and olive oil.

Small dish of bahara spice blend with whole spices
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Baharat

Baharat is a flavorful spice blend used to season dishes throughout a crescent-shaped region of the Middle East stretching from Lebanon through Iraq and on to the Yemeni coast.

Falafel (Middle Eastern fried chickpea patties)
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Falafel

Falafel is the original veggie burger and is a common dish throughout the Middle East. It is found in Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Egypt and is especially popular with Palestinians.

Zataar (Middle Eastern spice blend)
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Zaatar

Homemade spice mixtures have flavored the food of the Middle East for millenia. Foremost among these is the blend called zaatar, a mix of local herbs, sumac berries and sesame seeds.

Pita (Mediterranean pocket bread)
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Pita

Pita bread is common throughout the eastern Mediterranean. Versions of this simple round loaf are found from Northern Africa to as far east as India.