Tabbouleh is the most popular Levantine salad, it is especially known in Lebanon and Syria. In Arabic, its name is pronounced just as it is written in English. It is, above all, a parsley salad and the other ingredients are used to enhance the parsley’s taste, so be sure of buying the most tender and…
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Kibbeh in warm yogurt sauce (kibbeh labaneyeh/ كبّة لبنية)
A hearty Syrian dish that brings back happy childhood memories of large family gatherings on feast days; three generations, from grandparents down to a dozen noisy grandchildren, filling the spacious Aleppian house. The delicately tangy smell of warming yogurt would fill the air, announcing the approach of a much anticipated banquet, to be followed soon…
Broad beans in tahini sauce / فول بالطحينة
A rich traditional Arabic dish, usually consumed for breakfast. It consists of cooked broad beans (fava beans) in tahini sauce. Tahini sauce can be used with other Middle Eastern dishes as well, such as Falafel. If you enjoy this recipe, please consider a donation to TWB. Broad beans in tahini sauce / فول بالطحينة Print…
Christmas Biscuits (Spritzgebäck)
Two aunts on my father’s side of the family were particularly good bakers. This recipe is taken from a cookbook in my aunt Maria’s handwriting in Sütterlin script. At the time this was written, there was probably no fridge in the household to rest the dough. The original recipe does not provide the entire method of making the biscuits,…