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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the sweet pastry made from layers of phyllo, nuts, and syrup called?

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Baklava

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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the Palestinian upside-down rice dish cooked with vegetables and meat called?

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Maqluba

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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the Levantine salad of parsley, bulgur, tomatoes, and lemon called?

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Tabbouleh

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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the red chili pepper paste traditionally associated with Tunisia called?

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Harissa

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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the North African staple made from steamed semolina granules called?

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Couscous

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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the Middle Eastern meat dish cooked on a slowly rotating vertical spit called?

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Shawarma

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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the deep-fried Middle Eastern ball or patty traditionally made from ground legumes called?

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Falafel

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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the Levantine dish of roasted eggplant blended with tahini called?

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Baba ghanoush

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• Middle Eastern Cuisine

What is the chickpea-and-tahini dip widely known throughout Middle Eastern cuisine called?

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Hummus

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• Mediterranean Cuisine

In pesto Genovese, which fresh herb provides the sauce’s characteristic green color and aroma?

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Basil

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• Mediterranean Cuisine

Which Spanish sparkling wine is traditionally made using the traditional method of secondary fermentation in the bottle?

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Cava

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• Mediterranean Cuisine

Which Moroccan spice blend, whose name means “top of the shop,” may contain dozens of spices?

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Ras el hanout

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