Middle Eastern Cuisine Guides

Curious about the cuisines of the Middle East? Read our guides and essays to deepen your knowledge of Middle Eastern food history, cooking techniques, ingredients, and more.

Armenian Cuisine

Iranian & Persian Cuisine

Turkish Cuisine

Know Your Tahini: The Many Sides of a Sesame Powerhouse

When Family is Far, Food Offers a Sense of Belonging During Ramadan

The 25 Best Things I Ate in Israel

Serious Entertaining: Israeli Breakfast

Lavash (Armenian Flatbread)

Borek (Armenian Spinach and Cheese Turnovers)

Sini Manti (Armenian Baked Lamb Manti) Recipe

"Armenian" Pizza With Spiced Lamb Sausage, Armenian String Cheese, and Sumac

Serious Eats' Halal Cart-Style Chicken and Rice With White Sauce

Traditional Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce) Recipe

The Best Baba Ganoush Recipe

Homemade Pita Bread Recipe

A Time of Plenty: Celebrating Nowruz in America

Ka’ak, and the Case for the Ancient Arabic Origins of the Bagel

A Visit to Dubai's Fish Souk

Serious Entertaining: A Middle Eastern-Inspired Feast

A Tasting Tour of Sunnyside's Top-Notch Turkish and Lebanese Food

Destination, Jersey: The Wonderful Turkish Food of Paterson, NJ

My 16 Favorite Foods in Istanbul

Homemade Pita Bread Recipe

Chicken and Lentil Stew With Tomatoes and Onions Recipe

Shurabet el Eid (Holiday Soup) Recipe

North African Tuna and Rice Salad Recipe

Labaniyeh bil Ruz (Garlicky Yogurt and Rice Porridge) Recipe

Easy, Herb-Packed Falafel Recipe

8 Ways to Use Tahini

Sabich Sandwiches (Pitas With Eggplant, Eggs, Hummus, and Tahini) Recipe

Zhug (Yemenite Hot Sauce With Cilantro and Parsley) Recipe

Kanafeh (Middle Eastern Cheese and Phyllo Dessert) Recipe

Mejadra From 'Jerusalem'

Basic Hummus Recipe from Ottolenghi's 'Jerusalem'

Tahini Sauce With Garlic and Lemon Recipe

The Best Smooth Hummus Recipe

Hummus Masabacha (Hummus With Whole Chickpeas) Recipe

The Secrets to the Best Easy Homemade Falafel | The Food Lab

Preserved Lemons Recipe

Spicy Ful Medames (Fava Beans) With Olive Oil and Chile Recipe

Stuffed Eggplant with Lamb and Pine Nuts from 'Jerusalem'

Tabbouleh Salad Recipe

Einat Admony's Chicken Soup With Gondi (Iranian Chicken and Chickpea Dumplings) Recipe

Na'ama's Fattoush from 'Jerusalem'

Turmeric Chicken with Sumac and Lime from 'The New Persian Kitchen'

Apple-Ginger Tishpishti (Gluten-Free Almond and Walnut Cake) Recipe

Grilled Flatbread With Olive Oil and Za'atar Recipe

Cheese Bourekas Recipe | Cook the Book

How to Make Zhug, the Yemenite Hot Sauce You'll Want to Put on Everything

King of Falafel & Shawarma's Falafel from 'New York a la Cart'

Garlicky Eggplant and Tomato Spread (Mirza Ghasemi) from 'The New Persian Kitchen'

Kofte Kebabs With Spicy Harissa Yogurt Sauce and Grilled Flatbread (Minced Lamb Kebabs) Recipe