Bessara
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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Discover · complex + vegan + garlic + lemon
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Falafel Lebnani
Dried chickpeas soak overnight (never cooked, chickpeas must remain raw)
Snacks
Falafel Palestinian
Dried chickpeas (or a chickpea-fava blend) soak overnight
Snacks
Fattoush
Pita breads are torn into pieces and toasted (or fried) until crisp and crunchy
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Fattoush
A torn pita is brushed with olive oil and grilled or fried until golden and crisp
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Foul Saudi
The Saudi take on foul medames, somewhere between the Egyptian original and the Yemeni daal-like versions
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Hummus
Hummus is the great Levantine chickpea-tahini dip, smoothed silky-pale-gold, swirled with the back of a spoon, pooled…
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Msabaha
Dried chickpeas soak overnight with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda
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Nhom Trav
A Cambodian banana flower salad, the kind of bright herby starter that opens a Khmer meal
Cambodian
Tameya
Tameya is the Cairo version of Egyptian falafel, sold by every street vendor across the city, stuffed into pita with…
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Three Sisters Stew
Diced onion and garlic sweat in sunflower oil
Native North American
Turmeric Chickpea Purée
Hummus is the simplest and most elegant of Middle Eastern dips: cooked chickpeas reduced to silky purée through long…
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