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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…

The okra is washed, dried thoroughly and trimmed, then cut into 2 cm pieces

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

Buss-up-shut, also called paratha roti, is the flaky-layered Trinidadian roti that takes its English name from "burst-up…

Onion is softened in oil; garlic, ginger and curry powder bloom

Falafel is the Levantine deep-fried chickpea-and-herb croquette, the snack stall and street-corner staple from Cairo to…

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

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

Madrasi masala paste represents the very hot end of British-Indian curry pastes

Yellow split peas (chana dal) simmer with onion, turmeric and tomato until very soft

A Cambodian banana flower salad, the kind of bright herby starter that opens a Khmer meal

Spring roll wrappers fold around a filling of cooked lentils, peas, onion, garlic, ginger and a Somali spice mix…

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

Taamiya is the Egyptian falafel, made with fava beans instead of chickpeas (the Levantine version), giving a paler…

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

Tandoori masala paste is unique: it's designed to be diluted with yogurt to create a marinade for the tandoor clay oven or modern broiler