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Arab Food

Spinach: The Prince of Vegetables

By: Habeeb Salloum/Arab America Contributing Writer “Come on! Eat your spinach!  Don’t you want to grow up and be as strong as Popeye?”  How many times have mothers, in such words, urged their long-suffering offspring to consume this vegetable made famous by that comic strip hero? More often than not, children have to be forced … Continued

8 Must-Try Moroccan Restaurants On The East Coast

By: Nouha Elyazidi / Arab America Contributing Writer If you ever find yourself on the lovely East coast, here are a few Moroccan restaurants you should absolutely try! We will feature unforgettable places from Massachusetts to Florida! All of these places are rated 4+ stars and offer a range of flavorful Moroccan cuisine. 1-Mo’Rockin Fusion-Boston, … Continued

Dearborn Michigan: An Arab American Food Mecca

By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer Stepping inside Lebon Bakery, a flood of flashbacks overcame me. The smell and sight of kunafa, or the iconic orange pastry with melted cheese and pistachios, brought back fond memories of bakeries I had visited in Palestine and Jordan. All of the women working there spoke fluent … Continued

The National Dish of Morocco: Couscous

By: Nouha Elyazidi / Arab America Contributing Writer Imagine this: it is a sunny Friday, there happens to be a slight breeze brushing past as you are strolling down the cobblestone streets of Morocco. You are coming back from Jummah (Friday early-afternoon prayer) and as you are walking past the brightly colored architecture, there is … Continued

Knafeh: The Iconic Dessert of the Arab World

By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer Ask any Arab from any continent, what their favorite dessert is, and they will most likely respond: Kanafeh. This iconic pastry, spelled a myriad of ways, from knafeh to knafuh to kanafeh, is undoubtedly the most popular dessert among Arabs the world over. This layered confection consists … Continued

Cuisine of Comoros

By: Claire Boyle / Arab America Contributing Writer Introduction: Comoros is a nation of islands, and it is also the only country in the Arab League that is in the Southern Hemisphere. Comoros has beautiful tourist sites, lots of interesting histories, and cultures behind it, but did you know because of its multicultural heritage, it … Continued

Fatteh Hummus: The Resourceful Yet Rich Casserole of the Middle East

If there are people that can turn day-old bread into a sumptuous feast, it would be the people of the Middle East. Resourcefulness is practically in their genes, as they turn lowly lentils into regal Mujaddarah, chickpeas into silky hummus, or stale bread into Fatteh. The word Fatteh in Arabic means “crushed” or “crumbs”, as fatteh transforms dry bread or crumbs into a foundation for rich-tasting casseroles. In this case, day-old pita bread is cut up crouton-sized, then toasted, grilled, or fried. This layer of crunchy bread is then covered with other ingredients that vary according to the region, from Egypt to the Levant. 

Jordan’s National Dish: Mansaf

By: Waverly Nohr/ Arab America contributing writer Mansaf is an extremely popular rice and meat dish in the Arab world. So much so that it is Jordan’s national dish. Although the dish requires a variety of ingredients, the main components that make mansaf so special are the meat, rice, bread, and tangy yogurt sauce. The … Continued

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