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Leblebi

Leblebi [citation needed] is a snack made from roasted chickpeas, common and popular in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikestan, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria and sometimes seasoned with salt, hot spices, dried cloves, or candy coated. In Aromanian it is known as nibilbé. In Tunisia, the term refers to a very popular chickpea-based breakfast soup which also includes egg and stale bread. Chickpeas used for leblebi are selected for shape, size, color, and harvesting time, and vary by cultivar. Generally, large-seeded (8–9 mm in diameter and 30–50 g of 100 kernel weight [clarification needed]), lighter-colored, round, and smooth surfaced Kabuli chickpeas are preferred; a thick seed coat and hull, easy to remove from the kernel is requisite. Harvesting time determines the tempering process and quality of leblebi; chickpeas are cleaned and classified by size, with undeveloped, damaged, shrunken, and broken chickpeas discarded. In Iran, there have been many varieties And many names of leblebi since Historic times, but today they are simply called "Nokhodch" .

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