Syria
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Aleppo Kibbeh
Aleppo's legend: kibbeh in more shapes than anywhere on Earth — the bulgur-meat shell perfected into torpedoes, trays, balls in cherry sauce and raw nayyeh, in the city that made it an art. Ingredients: fine bulgur, lean…
Muhammara
Aleppo's red gold dip: roasted red peppers and walnuts pounded with pomegranate molasses, Aleppo chile and breadcrumbs — smoky, tangy and addictive. Ingredients: roasted red peppers, walnuts, breadcrumbs, pomegranate mol…
Yabrak
Syria's stuffed vine leaves: rice, meat and allspice rolled tight as cigarettes in vine leaves, simmered with lemon — the yabrak of Damascus's patient cooks. Ingredients: vine leaves, rice, minced lamb or beef, allspice,…
Shish Barak
The little 'ear' dumplings in yogurt: tiny meat-stuffed pasta caps simmered in a garlicky, mint-flecked yogurt sauce — Syria's comfort bowl. Ingredients: flour dough; filling: minced beef, onion, allspice, black pepper;…
World Cuisines
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