Kofta is a family of meatball or meatloaf dishes found in South Asian, Middle Eastern , Balkan, and Central Asian cuisine. In the simpl...

Dolma means "any vegetable stuffed with a rice-based mixture" in Turkish . Lots of spices are used for the stuffing and you ...

Shish Taouk is a skewered chicken dish served with pure garlic paste, fries and pita bread that is hugely popular in Lebanon, Syria, E...

Shawarma is a Levantine Arab meat preparation, where lamb, chicken, turkey, beef, veal, or mixed meats are placed on a spit (commonly...

Shanklish is a Middle Eastern cow or sheep milk cheese that is usually fashioned into golf ball-sized bites and rolled in zaatar her...

Hummus is a chickpea spread that can be slathered on anything from a burger or baked potato to the traditional hot pita bread. Made fr...

Manakeesh is considered as the pizza of the Arab world . Perfect for breakfast or lunch, it is a round bread sprinkled with either che...

Grilled Halloumi are mini-slabs of chewy goodness made from goat and sheep milk. Unlike other cheeses, no acid or bacteria is used dur...

Ful Medames  is an Egyptian dish of cooked fava beans served with vegetable oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, o...

You may consider fried chickpeas with herbs as simply a great snack but people from the Middle East are proud of Falafel as much as th...

You don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy Tabbouleh with its magical combination of bulgur, parsley, mint, onion and tomatoes that...

If you think that hummus is the best dip there is, try Baba Ghanoush , a Middle Eastern dish of cooked eggplant mixed with onions, tom...

Fattoush is a Middle Eastern bread salad made from toasted or fried pieces of pita bread called  khubz 'arabi  combined with mixe...