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Ab Doogh Khiar (Cold Cucumber Yogurt Soup): Eating Iran

by Karen August 13, 2010
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This cold soup seems to have it all: a perfect combination of bright, clean, tangy, sweet and nutty flavors.  If yogurt for you is something that comes in little plastic cups in an array of fruit flavors, this soup may startle you as most Middle Eastern applications of yogurt are savory.  But plain yogurt really [...]

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Noon o Panir o Sabzi (Persian bread, cheese and herbs): Eating Iran

by Karen August 13, 2010
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Noon o panir o sabzi sustained me through all four years of college.  I lived off this stuff and continue to eat it today!  The key to this delicious sort of open faced veggie sandwich is fresh bread and herbs.  I am lucky enough to have access to freshly baked Persian sangak bread, but you [...]

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Fattoush: Eating Lebanon

by Karen June 12, 2010
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A light and tangy salad is the perfect side for a hearty dish like mujaddara.   Fattoush is a salad made of mixed vegetables topped with fried pita, and is made when cooks have left over stale pita. However, instead of standing over a greasy hot fryer, I’m just going to buy store-bought pita chips, [...]

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Mujaddara: Eating Lebanon

by Karen June 12, 2010
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There are so many variations on this ancient dish, depending on where in the Middle East you are or which home or restaurant you eat it in. I prefer a break from tradition here and opt for a drier rice dish where the lentils retain their shape. Mujaddara is also not typically eaten with yogurt, [...]

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