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.
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A Time of Plenty: Celebrating Nowruz in America
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Ka’ak, and the Case for the Ancient Arabic Origins of the Bagel
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A Visit to Dubai's Fish Souk
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Serious Entertaining: A Middle Eastern-Inspired Feast
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Palestinian Food 101: Recipes to Get You Started
Overhead view of a plate of labneh with zatar pita chips surrounded by a grocery store container of labneh, a bowl of zatar, and a plate of pita chips
All About Labaneh
Plated lahmajun and lemon wedges
Lahmajun (Armenian Flatbread With Spiced Lamb)
Overhead view of shish kebabs on pita on a plate
Khorovats (Armenian Shish Kebabs)
Overhead view of losh kebabs on pita on a white plate on a nicely textured, striped fabric
Losh Kebabs (Armenian Grilled Meat Patties)
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Armenian-Style Rice Pilaf
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Ganach Lupia (Armenian Braised Green Beans)
Lavash triangles on a serving platter with dipping sauce.
Lavash Triangles Recipe
Overhead view of harissa with pickled vegetables and lavash
Harissa (Armenian Wheat and Chicken Porridge)
Stack of baked lavash on a serving platter
Lavash (Armenian Flatbread)
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Borek (Armenian Spinach and Cheese Turnovers)
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Sini Manti (Armenian Baked Lamb Manti) Recipe
Armenian pizza being cut with a pizza cutter
"Armenian" Pizza With Spiced Lamb Sausage, Armenian String Cheese, and Sumac
A whole gatah (armenian coffee cake) cut into slices
Gata (Armenian Coffee Cake)
Essential ingredients of a Persian Pantry
How to Stock a Persian Pantry
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Baklava and Beyond: 12 Turkish Sweets You Should Know
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How to Stock a Turkish Pantry: Flavorful Ingredients Worth Seeking Out
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A Tasting Tour of Sunnyside's Top-Notch Turkish and Lebanese Food
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Destination, Jersey: The Wonderful Turkish Food of Paterson, NJ
Pomegranate Anything
My 16 Favorite Foods in Istanbul
Overhead view of ka'ak al quds
Ka'ak al Quds (Jerusalem Sesame Bread)
Manasf on green marbled top
Mansaf (Palestinian Spiced Lamb With Rice and Yogurt Sauce)
Finished bowl of maftool
Maftool (Palestinian Wheat Pearls in a Vegetable, Chickpea, and Chicken Stew)
Overhead view of Basbousa Bel Ashta
Basbousa Bel Ashta (Semolina Cake With Ashta Cream Filling)
Overhead view of a half of dish of Egyptian fatta
Egyptian Fatta
Egyptian Bissara
Egyptian Bissara (Split Fava Bean Dip)
Halal cart-style chicken and rice
Serious Eats' Halal Cart-Style Chicken and Rice With White Sauce 
A small bowl of toum, Lebanese garlic sauce, with a spoon next to it.
Traditional Toum (Lebanese Garlic Sauce) Recipe
Dipping pita bread into baba ganoush in a small bowl, drizzled with olive oil.
The Best Baba Ganoush Recipe
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Homemade Pita Bread Recipe
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Chicken and Lentil Stew With Tomatoes and Onions Recipe
Maqlubeh plated on a white dish with a bowl of sauce and a small salad next to it
Maqlubeh (Palestinian "Upside Down" Meat, Vegetables, and Rice)
Plated msakhan.
Msakhan (Palestinian Flatbreads With Onion, Sumac, and Spiced Roast Chicken)
Taboon breads in a cast-iron skillet on river pebbles and spread out across a white linen.
Taboon (Palestinian Flatbread)
Shurabet el eid in a white bowl
Shurabet el Eid (Holiday Soup) Recipe
North African Tuna Rice Salad
North African Tuna and Rice Salad
Labaniyeh bil Ruz in a black bowl with toasted pine nuts
Labaniyeh bil Ruz (Garlicky Yogurt and Rice Porridge) Recipe
Overhead view of Qidreh with a side plate of yogurt
Qidreh (Palestinian Bone-In Lamb With Spiced Rice)
Overhead view of kafta in baking dish next to a bowl of rice.
Kafta bi Bandora (Palestinian Ground Meat Patties in Tomato Sauce)
Overhead view of finished dawali
Dawali (Palestinian Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Hashweh with chicken served with a bowl of yogurt and farmers salad.
Hashweh (Palestinian Spiced Rice and Meat)
Overhead shot of Salata falahiyeh in a patterned blue bowl with crisp pita
Salata Falahiyeh (Palestinian or Farmers Salad)
A platter of falafel garnished with flat-leaf parsley, stacked on top of hummus with pickles and cucumber-tomato salad.
Easy, Herb-Packed Falafel Recipe
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8 Ways to Use Tahini
A sabich sandwich - pita stuffed with fried eggplant, eggs, hummus, and tahini.
Sabich Sandwiches (Pitas With Eggplant, Eggs, Hummus, and Tahini) Recipe
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Zhug (Yemenite Hot Sauce With Cilantro and Parsley) Recipe
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Kanafeh (Middle Eastern Cheese and Phyllo Dessert) Recipe
A pile of mejadra topped with freshly fried onions.
Mejadra From 'Jerusalem'
Basic Hummus Recipe from Ottolenghi's 'Jerusalem'
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Tahini Sauce With Garlic and Lemon Recipe
The best smooth hummus in a white round dish, with a piece of pita bread on the right hand side of the plate.
The Best Smooth Hummus Recipe
bowl of hummus masbacha with pita bread
Hummus Masabacha (Hummus With Whole Chickpeas) Recipe
A pile of falafel on top of hummus, on a plate with a tomato-cucumber salad, parsley, and some pickles.
The Secrets to the Best Easy Homemade Falafel | The Food Lab
Lemons layered with salt for preserving in clamp-lid glass jar
Preserved Lemons Recipe