Middle Eastern cuisine
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Middle Eastern cuisine includes a number of cuisines from the Middle East. Common ingredients include olives and olive oil, pitas, honey, sesame seeds, dates, sumac, chickpeas, mint, rice and parsley,
The Turkish döner kebap
Kebab koobideh
Kibbeh nayyeh
Tursu are pickled vegetables served in many Balkan and Middle East countries
Falafel
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Falafel is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter of Egyptian origin that features in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines. It is made from ground fava beans, chickpeas, or both,
Middle Eastern cuisine
…include olives and olive oil, pitas, honey, sesame seeds, dates, sumac, chickpeas, mint, rice and parsley, and popular dishes include kebabs, dolmas, falafel, baklava, yogurt, doner kebab, shawarma and mulukhiyah. The exact countries considered to be part of the Middle East are difficult to determine as the…
Falafel balls
Falafel vendor in the Old City of Jerusalem, 1935.
Falafel sandwich in pita
Egyptian falafel patties frying in oil