Cookbook

Middle east cuisine

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Middle Eastern cuisine

In Middle Eastern cuisine we find elements from all over the world. The basic raw materials are cereals, from which bread, bulgur or couscous are made. There must also be legumes - especially chickpeas and lentils; vegetables - zucchini, eggplant, cucumber or olives and meat - lamb, chicken or mutton. The kitchen has a rich variety of spices and herbs that give the food a typical aroma and taste. Middle Eastern cuisine is known for the use of saffron, mint, thyme, oregano and cumin. Traditional specialties are hummus, falafel, sesame pasta tahini or tabbouli.

Recipes of Middle Eastern cuisine

If we start with the rich use of legumes in the kitchen, we come across hummus or falafel. Hummus is a thick paste prepared from mixed chickpeas, lemon juice and olive oil. This chickpea paste has many uses, it is served as a spread alone or with pita pancakes. Small spicy fried chickpea patties are referred to as falafel in Middle Eastern cuisine. Among the meat dishes we can include the following. Mantou are dumplings stuffed with minced lamb. Kabsa is a designation for a dish of rice and meat. Fried lamb sandwiches - arayess are a traditional delicacy. Seleek is a designation for lamb with rice. Interestingly, rice is cooked in milk, not in meat juice. Mutabak is a sweet or spicy wrapped dough stuffed with cheese, bananas or meat. Pita is a term for bread in the shape of a pancake, which is filled with various fillings. Sweet dishes include basbousa, which is a semolina cake with coconut and sugar syrup. Baklava is a very sweet puff pastry strudel with a walnut filling. After baking, it is soaked in a sugar solution. Tahini can be considered a sesame sauce used in salads, chickpea paste, hummus and pastries. It is prepared from ground sesame, has a smooth consistency and a high calcium content.