Bulgur
Bulgur
برغل
Lebanon
Wheat parboiled, dried and cracked to different grades, from the fine grain in tabbouleh to coarse pilaf bulgur.
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What it is
A closer look at Bulgur.
Wheat parboiled, dried and cracked to different grades, from the fine grain in tabbouleh to coarse pilaf bulgur.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Fine grade for tabbouleh and kibbeh, coarse for pilaf, and they are not interchangeable. Sold loose by grade number at grain shops.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Bulgur.
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