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Middle Eastern cuisine

Asitane
Food
Istanbul’s Asitane restaurant is a ‘gateway’ to the city’s culinary past
Dips and Small Bites from The Palestinian Table: (clockwise from left) Taboon Bread; Parsley or Cilantro (Coriander) Tahini Spread; Walnut and Garlic Labaneh; Deep-Fried Cheese and Za’atar Parcels; Garlic and Cucumber Labaneh; Avocado, Labaneh, and Preser
Food
‘The Palestinian Table’ is as much a memoir as a cookbook
Tacos al pastor from Carmela's Mexican Restaurant in Beaumont, Texas.
Food
Thank the Ottoman Empire for the taco al pastor
A vegetarian kebab is seen at OUR restaurant near the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris October 27, 2014.
Food
The French far right is fighting what it calls ‘the kebabization’ of France
This 12-year-old chef is representing Rhode Island at a Kids State Dinner at the White House. Sharon Hammond-Dowie
Lifestyle & Belief
A young chef’s Middle Eastern-inspired, healthy lunch recipe wins him an invitation to the White House
Talet Cagdas, the owner of Gaziantep's Imam Cagdas restaurant, pours a sugary melted butter mixture over one of the day's first batches of Baklava. It's the finishing touch on a labor intensive sweet.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Pistachio prices are through the roof, and Turkey’s baklava makers are panicking
Talet Cagdas, the owner of Gaziantep's Imam Cagdas restaurant, pours a sugary melted butter mixture over one of the day's first batches of Baklava. It's the finishing touch on a labor intensive sweet.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Pistachio prices are through the roof, and Turkey’s baklava makers are panicking
L'As Du Fallafel
Arts, Culture & Media
Why food writer David Tanis really (really!) likes this Paris falafel shop
Global Politics
Turkish pastry chef bakes Barack Obama into a baklava
Arts, Culture & Media
What Will Recent Arrivals to the United States Serve for Thanksgiving?
Global Politics
In Turkey, President Barack Obama in 55 Layers of Pastry
Global Politics
Slideshow: An Ancient Capital of Culinary Delights
Business, Economics and Jobs
Jerusalem’s Celebrity Chef Johnny Goric
Camel Ice Cream
Arts, Culture & Media
History in a Pita
Global Politics
Australian drought drives camels to overrun town
Arts, Culture & Media
Hummus world record
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo quiz answer: Morocco