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Bessara is the Egyptian fava-bean dip the colour of pale green, a thicker, smoother cousin to ful medames eaten across…
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Bessara is the Egyptian fava-bean dip the colour of pale green, a thicker, smoother cousin to ful medames eaten across…

Bolani are the stuffed Afghan flatbreads sold at every roadside stall and bus station, fried golden in a thin film of…

The Burmese take on the South Asian samosa, with a thinner, crisper pastry and a milder filling than its Indian cousin

Dried chickpeas soak overnight (never cooked, chickpeas must remain raw)

Dried chickpeas (or a chickpea-fava blend) soak overnight

Iraqi falafel is the version with cardamom and dill, distinct from the Levantine green-coriander variety, made with…

Aubergines are roasted whole until completely soft and the skin chars (oven, broiler, or open flame); cooled slightly, peeled, chopped

Well-fermented sour kimchi is chopped fine; the juice is reserved

Obatzda is the Bavarian beer-garden cheese spread, soft ripe Camembert smashed with butter, paprika and a splash of beer…

Azerbaijan's folded flatbread, the proper name for what the diaspora sometimes labels kutab or gözleme depending on…

Sabich is the Iraqi-Jewish breakfast pita, fried aubergine, hard-boiled egg and amba pickled-mango sauce stuffed into…

Sambusak are the small Iraqi savoury pastries, dough rounds filled with sumac-and-cumin chickpea, fried or baked golden…

Ta'amia is the Egyptian falafel, made with split dried fava beans rather than the chickpeas the Levantine version uses…

Tahu isi is the Indonesian stuffed tofu, firm tofu triangles slit open and stuffed with a quick stir-fried vegetable…

Tameya is the Cairo version of Egyptian falafel, sold by every street vendor across the city, stuffed into pita with…