80 Middle Eastern Cuisine Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
What is the Iranian herb stew made with parsley, cilantro, and fenugreek called?
Answer
Ghormeh sabzi
What is the Levantine dish of roasted eggplant blended with tahini called?
Answer
Baba ghanoush
What is the Egyptian rice pudding known as?
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Roz bel laban
What is the Persian saffron-and-rosewater ice cream called?
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Bastani sonnati
What is the Turkish red-lentil soup commonly called?
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Mercimek çorbası
Which legume is used to make the Egyptian dish ful medames?
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Fava beans
Which seed is the main ingredient in the Middle Eastern condiment tahini?
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Sesame seeds
In Iranian cuisine, what is the herb-and-walnut dip made with pomegranate molasses called?
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Zeytoon parvardeh
What is the Egyptian breakfast dish of fava beans, garlic, and lemon called?
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Ful medames