Gulf & Arabian cuisine
Loomi: The Sun-Dried Lime That’s Been Quietly Flavoring This Whole Blog
Country of origin: Widely used across the Gulf, Iraq, and Iran Loomi (also called limoo amani…
Iraqi cuisine
Rangeena: Iraq’s Sweet Rice Dish Built Entirely Around Dates
Country of origin: Iraq This round’s pick is rangeena — a sweet rice dish from Iraq…
Iraqi cuisine
Beid Hamine: The Eggs That Turn Brown From an Overnight Sabbath Trick
Country of origin: Iraq, with closely related traditions across the wider Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish world…
Iraqi cuisine
Kleicha: The Cookie Iraq Considers Its National Sweet
Country of origin: Iraq A soft, lightly sweetened pastry filled most traditionally with a thick date…
Iraqi cuisine
Kubba: Iraq’s Rice-Shelled Cousin of Kibbeh, Served in Soup
Country of origin: Iraq This round’s pick is kubba (also spelled kubbeh) — Iraq’s take on…
Egyptian cuisine
Sambousek: The Middle East’s Answer to the Samosa, and Maybe Its Ancestor
Country of origin: Widely shared across the Levant, Gulf, and Iraq, with roots connecting to a…
Egyptian cuisine
Bamia: The Okra Stew That Splits Opinion Along Texture Lines
Country of origin: Widely shared across the Levant, Egypt, Iraq, and the Gulf Bamia is a…
Iraqi cuisine
Masgouf: Iraq’s Ancient Riverside Grilled Fish
This post moves to Iraqi cuisine and lands on masgouf — widely considered Iraq’s national dish…