What are some traditional middle eastern foods?

Question

What are some traditional middle eastern foods?

Answer 1

Spicy Lamb Kebab, Shish Kebab, Shrimp Kebab, Samak Kebab.

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Answer 2

* Rice: basmati is preferred all over the Middle East; round-grain is used for stuffings and rice pudding

    * Bulgar: coarse and medium for pilaffs, and the fine variety for tabbouleh (herby bulgar salad) and kibbeh (rissoles)

    * Couscous: medium for everyday use; very fine to accompany tagines and sweet dishes

    * Chickpeas, beans (especially white and black-eye), and lentils (yellow for soups, brown for mixing with rice or bulgar)

    * Onions and garlic

    * Lemons

    * Dried vermicelli

    * Olive oil for dressings and cold dishes, and other oils such as sunflower for hot dishes

    * Mastic: an aromatic resin from the lentisc tree, which should be crushed with sugar and used judiciously

    * Pine nuts, almonds and pistachios

    * Olives

    * Tahina: the Lebanese term for sesame paste

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Answer 3

MEZZE AND ZATAR

Answer 4

KEBAB! HOMMUS! PITA!

Answer 5

Most common or most popular:

pita, hummus, baba ghanouj, cous cous, dolmas, falafel, shwarma, tabbouleh, fattoush, kebabs, rice pilafs, mansaf, foul madammes, baklava, halwa, kataifi, Turkish delight...

Answer 6

Shawrma

Stuffed grape leaves

Moutabel

Kabse

Kebab

Tabbouleh

Hommous

Falafel

Foul madamas

..........etc!!

Answer 7

Bread!

Everything is a sandwich!

Yogurt.

Used in so many ways it boggles the very mind from your skull.

Answer 8

Kebabs, gyros, halvah, feta, olives, couscous, pita, hummus,

lebnah, tabouli, falafel.