Middle Eastern Dishes
Middle Eastern desserts and savoury dishes share a lot of history across the Levant, the Gulf and Turkey. Each recipe below is a classic version of the dish.
Kunafa
Shredded pastry with cheese and syrup, with chocolate and ice cream variations.
Baklava
Layered phyllo with walnuts and honey syrup. Origin is debated across the Levant, Turkey and Greece.
Chicken shawarma
Spiced, marinated chicken in flatbread with garlic sauce.
Maamoul
Buttery semolina cookies with date or nut filling.
Basbousa
Semolina cake soaked in lemon syrup.
Sheer khurma
Creamy vermicelli pudding with dates and nuts.
Baklava's origin is debated between the Levant, Turkey and Greece. Lebanese baklava is one of the best-known regional versions.