
Chelo Kabab Koobideh
Mince mixes with very finely-grated onion (squeezed dry), salt, pepper, turmeric and a hit of saffron-water
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Mince mixes with very finely-grated onion (squeezed dry), salt, pepper, turmeric and a hit of saffron-water

Azerbaijan's stuffed vine leaves, claimed as the national dish in 2017 and added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Chicken poaches with onion, cardamom and bay 35 minutes; shredded off the bone

Joojeh kabab is the Persian saffron-and-yogurt chicken kebab, a marinated grilled-thigh dish that turns up at every…

Keftedakia are the small Greek meatballs, the meze-platter staple seasoned with dried mint and ouzo (or red wine) and…

Fine bulgur soaks; lamb mince blends with bulgur, grated onion, allspice and salt to a smooth paste; small torpedoes are…

Fine bulgur (#1 grade, the smallest) soaks for 20 minutes; squeezed dry

Beef tenderloin or fillet is cut into 3 cm cubes and marinated in two stages

Dried jameed balls soak overnight then break down in water to form the cooking liquid

A simple egg-pasta dough rolls thin

Quzi is the Iraqi celebration dish, a whole slow-roasted lamb shoulder served on a platter of saffron rice with toasted…

Rogan josh ("oily red") comes from Kashmir, where the original is a slow-cooked Wazwan dish of lamb in a deeply spiced…

A Hijazi speciality that sits closer to a savoury rice porridge than to any other rice dish on the peninsula

The meat-filled half-moon that sits next to the cheese version on every Levantine-Arabian table

A simple wheat-flour-and-water dough rests for 30 minutes

The lamb filling fries with onion, allspice and a touch of cinnamon; the dough rolls thin, stamps into 4 cm rounds; each…