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The History of Zaatar And a Zaatar Cheesy Delight Recipe

June 14, 2023

By Menal Elmaliki

Contributing writer Menal Elmaliki shares what is Zataar, the famous Middle Eastern spice, as well as its history and its importance in the region. Zatar is as popular in the region as ketchup is in America to those who aren’t from the region. What’s special about zatar is the thyme that it is used for, a wild thyme that grows in the Mediterranean and middle eastern region used in their cuisine, spread on bread and eaten with olive oil. Zatar traces back to biblical times and has a reputation being brain food.

Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with Healthy Fattoush Salad

April 27, 2022

By Nouha Elyazidi

By: Blanche Shaheen / Arab America Contributing Writer As April has been officially recognized as Arab American Heritage Month, Arab Americans are flooding social media with their favorite family recipes, from overfilled shawarma wraps and crispy falafel, to artistic hummus plates and buttery baklava. In the Arab salad category, fattoush is one dish that has … Continued

Halal Meat: Tastier and Healthier Than Regular Meat

September 9, 2020

By Noah Robertson

By: Noah Robertson/Arab America Contributing Writer While Halal meat is well known in the Arab and Muslim World, as well as in Arab American and American Muslim communities, much of the world does not know what it means for meat to be halal. What most non-Arabs or non-Muslims do not know about halal meat is … Continued

Top 5 Ancestral Arab Foods to Prevent Dementia

May 24, 2017

By Michelle Demarkar

BY: Dahlia Shaaban/ Arab America’s Ambassador Blogger Modern allopathic medicine offers a great deal to us in the intervention, prevention, and reversal of acute and chronic diseases. On a whole, we enjoy a much longer life expectancy than our ancestors. But perhaps there is still much to learn. A great deal that modern medicine still … Continued

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