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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…

Whole fresh anchovies butterfly: pinch the head, pull, the spine and head come away with the guts

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…

Kachalou pakora are Afghan-style battered potato slices, fried crisp and dusted with chaat masala while they are still hot from the oil

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

Lángos is the Hungarian deep-fried bread, a yeasted potato dough stretched thin and fried golden, slathered with…

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…