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Ezme, the Turkish tomato salad recipe you will long for at home

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8 ways to eat tahini

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Moroccan stuffed potatoes are called mafroum

The most hearty and satisfying dish from Morocco that is budget friendly and delicious.

Honey Cookies for Rosh Hashannah

Celebrate a sweet new year with this Jewish recipe for honey cookies, eaten during Rosh Hashannah holidays.

Mechouia, Grilled Vegetable Salad from Tunisia

Tunisian flavors come together deliciously in a salad of charred, chopped vegetables.

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Herbel, a Moroccan wheat soup which is like our porridge

Herbel is a wheat soup that dish reminds Moroccans of breakfasts during Aid El Fitr and Eid El Adha. A recipe that has probably crossed the centuries.

Syrian Stuffed Artichoke Hearts with Lamb

Fresh artichokes are all over Middle Eastern markets now. Lovers of the edible thistle enjoy scraping the steamed, seasoned leaves with their teeth and never mind getting melted butter or vinaigrette all over their fingers.

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