9 Dishes

Breakfast

Balela

Balila is a levantine dish consisting of chickpeas that have been boiled along with lemon juice, garlic, and various spices. it is served as a hot mezze dish. the name is also used for a different egyptian dish made of wheat, milk, nuts, and raisins.

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Fatteh

Fatteh (arabic: فتّة meaning crushed or crumbs, also romanized as fette, fetté, fatta or fattah) is an egyptian and levantine dish consisting of pieces of fresh, toasted, grilled, or stale flatbread covered with other ingredients that vary according to region. it is also some times referred to as shâmiyât (arabic: شاميات "damascene") in the levant area.

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Fattet hummus

A dip made with bread that is soaked in broth, hummus, tahini and lemon juice

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Ful medames

Ful medames (arabic: فول مدمس, fūl mudammas ipa: [fuːl mudammas]; other spellings include ful mudammas and foule mudammes), or simply fūl, is a stew of cooked fava beans served with olive oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, chili pepper, and other vegetable, herb, and spice ingredients. ful medames is traditionally made in and served out of a large metal jug. it is notably a staple food in egypt and is considered a national dish, especially in the northern cities of cairo and gizah. ful medames is also a common part of the cuisines of many arab, middle eastern, and north african cuisines.

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Laban

The term leben, variously laban, liben, lben (listen) (arabic: لبن) in the middle east and north africa, refers to a food or beverage of fermented milk. generally, there are two main products known as leben: in the levant region and parts of arabia, yogurt; and in arabia and north africa (maghreb), buttermilk. leben can be served at breakfast, lunch or dinner.

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Mamouniyeh

Semolina porridge with ghee and sugar syrup

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Manakish

Manakish (arabic: مناقيش, romanized: manāqīsh), or in singular form man'ousheh, or other spellings, sometimes called arabic: فَطَايِر, romanized: faṭāyir, is a popular levantine food consisting of dough topped with thyme, cheese, or ground meat. similar to a pizza, it can be sliced or folded, and it can be served either for breakfast or lunch. traditionally, women would bake dough in a communal oven in the morning, to provide their family with their daily bread needs, and would prepare smaller portions of dough with different toppings for breakfast at this time.manakish are popular across the levant, and can also be found in neighboring regions, and centers of levantine emigration.

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Mfarakeh

Mfarakeh (arabic: مفركة, also spelled mofarakah or mufaraqah also known as batata wa bayd (arabic: بطاطا وبيض) is an arab dish made of potato, egg, ghee, cumin powder, salt and pepper, in addition chopped coriander leaf for garnish. this dish is very simple to make for breakfast, lunch or dinner. it is eaten with arabic bread (pita) and arabic tea.mfarakeh is traditionally served as part of a mezze in the arab world, especially in levant (palestine, lebanon, syria, jordan).

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Shakshouka

Shakshouka (arabic: شكشوكة, also spelled shakshuka or chakchouka) is a maghrebi dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, olive oil, peppers, onion and garlic, commonly spiced with cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper. according to joan nathan, shakshouka originated in ottoman north africa in the mid-16th century after tomatoes were introduced to the region by hernan cortés as part of the columbian exchange.