
Syria
Fattet Djaj
فتة دجاج
Fried bread layered with rice, shredded chicken, garlic yoghurt, toasted pine nuts and browned butter.
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Syria
فتة دجاج
Fried bread layered with rice, shredded chicken, garlic yoghurt, toasted pine nuts and browned butter.

United Arab Emirates
حمص
Chickpeas boiled soft and beaten with tahini, lemon and garlic into a smooth paste, swirled with olive oil — the shared Levantine staple claimed by every coast of the eastern Mediterranean, eaten with pita at any hour.

Syria
مدلوقة
Aubergine, pepper and tomato roasted, chopped and cooked with garlic and pomegranate molasses into a soft, sour relish.

Lebanon
متبل
Aubergine charred whole over a flame, peeled and mashed with tahini, lemon and garlic into a pale smoky purée.

Antakya, Lebanon
محمرة
Roasted red peppers pounded with walnuts, breadcrumbs, pomegranate molasses and chilli into a coarse, sweet-sour paste.