The fatayer is one of the staples of Middle Eastern cuisine, found as far afield as Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine. In Lebanon, they are made in triangles, large or small, with the pastry encasing ...

A samosa may be one of the most popular Southeast Asian snacks, but its origin lies in the Middle East. From the Persian sambusak, a crisp filled baked pastry and the precursor to the samosa, to the ...

Members of the St. Elias Middle Eastern Orthodox Church in Syracuse prepare more than 50 trays of Harissah, a middle eastern semolina cake, on July 15, 2013. The Antiochian women of St. Elias will ...

Thaw and strain the spinach. Squeeze water out to avoid soggy pies. Dice your onion and mix with the thawed spinach. Mix in olive oil, lemon juice, sumac, and salt. Let sit in a bowl for half an hour ...

'Think of fatayer as delicious greens comfortably baked into a parcel of bread,' says Barbara Abdeni Massaad You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.

This cookbook is an epic volume, 300 recipes spread out over 500 pages, covering the cuisine and culinary culture of a quarter of the world's population. Feast: Food of the Islamic World, is written ...

Fatayer bi Banadoura is part of a series of culinary performances shedding light on forgotten or unknown rural dishes. For the second dish of this series, I chose a pastry exclusive to her mother’s ...