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Cold Tahini Soba Noodles With Date Syrup and Chilli Crisp
Japanese buckwheat noodles dressed with a Levantine sesame sauce. The two sesame pastes are near relatives, and date syrup does the job mirin was already doing.
Aug 4, 2026
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Crispy Baked Tofu with Peanut Sauce: Golden, Crunchy
Cornstarch-coated tofu emerges golden from the oven, ready to be dressed in silky peanut sauce. No deep-frying, all crispness.
Jul 22, 2024
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Za'atar Is a Herb, a Blend and an Argument About Land
The same word means a wild hillside herb and the sesame-and-sumac mixture made from it. Knowing which one a recipe means is the difference between a good jar and a disappointing one.
Aug 13, 2026
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Ten Middle Eastern Dishes You Can Actually Cook on a Weeknight
No special equipment, no two-day marinades, no ingredients you have to travel for. Ten dishes that are genuinely quick, ordered by how little you have to do.
Aug 14, 2026
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The Same Beans, Four Countries, Four Different Breakfasts
Egyptian ful is crushed, oily and cumin-heavy. Lebanese ful keeps chickpeas in it and more lemon. Sudanese ful arrives under cheese. The bean is the same and almost nothing else is.
Aug 15, 2026
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Samke Harra: Lebanese Fish Under Chilli, Citrus and Coriander
The name means spicy fish and undersells it. A tahini and coriander sauce sharpened with chilli and lemon does most of the work, and the fish only has to be fresh.
Aug 1, 2026
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Palestinian Food: A Guide to the Dishes, Regions and Rules
Not a single cuisine but several, split between coast, hills and desert. What defines it, which dishes matter, and why so much of it is built on olive oil, wheat and the seasons.
Aug 9, 2026
