Flavors: Spicy Mashed Tomatoes (Tomato Bhorta)

Flavors: Spicy Mashed Tomatoes (Tomato Bhorta)

Bhorta or bharta is a generic term used in Bengal to describe anything that has been ground, pounded or chopped into very small pieces. It is a side dish almost like a relish, which is commonly eaten with rice and lentils.

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Flavors: Hais (Desert Energy Balls)

Flavors: Hais (Desert Energy Balls)

Al-Baghdadi wrote his hit medieval cookbook Kitab al-Tabikh (Book of Dishes) in 1226 CE at the height of Abbasid sophistication and power. It included this recipe for hais or date sweetmeats.

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Flavors: Spicy Roasted Cauliflower (Zahra)

Flavors: Spicy Roasted Cauliflower (Zahra)

Ma’aleh is usually deep-fried cauliflower, served in a sandwich with raw vegetables and tarator.
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Flavors: Shir Yakheh Gulab (Rose and Pistachio Ice Cream)

Flavors: Shir Yakheh Gulab (Rose and Pistachio Ice Cream)

During the hot summer months, ice-cream shops, called shir yakh feroshees, would sell an assortment of ice creams and other cold desserts. My sister Fatema remembers going into beautiful little shops after school to buy shir yakh. They were colorful and decoratively tiled and had Bollywood music playing in the background. The shir yakh, with rose and pistachios, is a favorite at Parwana, one of her restaurants.
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Flavors: Chicken Kabab Burgers

Flavors: Chicken Kabab Burgers

Like the iconic bun kabab of Karachi in Pakistan or Hyderabad in India, a spicy kabab inside a bun is a popular street food in certain regions of the Indian subcontinent.

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Flavors: Fattoush Salad

Flavors: Fattoush Salad

This classic Middle Eastern salad is made distinctive—and more substantial—by the addition of torn-up bread.
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Flavors: Beef Stew with Green Peas (Bazela bil roz)

Flavors: Beef Stew with Green Peas (Bazela bil roz)

This hearty beef stew, a type of yakhni, or popular stew, is served with rice in the Syrian style.

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Flavors: Upside-Down in Babylon Pineapple Palace Cake

Flavors: Upside-Down in Babylon Pineapple Palace Cake

Palace cake was made in honor of the gods who were worshipped in the temples of Ur on the banks of the Euphrates. It contained raisins, aniseed, and an unbelievable amount of fat and dates.
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Flavors: Pumpkin Coconut Soup (Kaddu Nariyal Shorba)

Flavors: Pumpkin Coconut Soup (Kaddu Nariyal Shorba)

Nothing had prepared me for the damp, cold winters of Cambridge. I wanted to make this soup not just because it was warming and comforting but because I also got a lot of free pumpkins from the market on my first Halloween in England.
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