Middle Eastern food connections
Two dips, different preparations
The Wikibooks hummus and baba ganoush readings share a broad Middle Eastern classification. One begins with dried chickpeas; the other with roasted eggplant. Garlic and tahini connect the ingredient lists.
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RecipeHummus from dried chickpeas
The Wikibooks version begins with dried chickpeas and an overnight soak.
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Wikibooks identifies Middle Eastern cuisines. This broad association does not establish a country of origin.
RecipeBaba ganoush
The eggplant is fully roasted before its flesh is blended with tahini, citrus and garlic.
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Wikibooks describes Middle Eastern and Mediterranean culinary contexts. Neither label is an exclusive national origin.
RecipeZaatar
Wael Karram’s Palestinian-Lebanese zaatar blend combines dried zaatar leaves, sesame and sumac.
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Wikibooks contributors (see page history) · Cookbook:Hummus I ↗ https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3AHummus_I
Wikibooks contributors (see page history) · Cookbook:Baba Ganoush ↗ https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ABaba_Ganoush
Wael Karram · Public Domain Recipes · Zaatar ↗ https://publicdomainrecipes.com/zaatar/
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