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Grain product made from whole wheat that has been cooked, dried, partly debranned, and
cracked.
what is BULGUR
A plant that produces beans that are ground into cocoa or made into chocolate.
what is cacao
A mixture of ground chickpeas, bulgur, and spices that is formed into balls and deep-fried.
Felafel
Food made with meat or poultry as well as the utensils and dishes used with these
foods as described by Jewish dietary laws.
Fleishing foods
Foods considered lawful for consumption according to the Islamic religion.
halal
Iran’s national dish, which consists of thin slices of marinated, charcoal-broiled lamb
served with plain rice accompanied by a pat of butter, a raw egg, and a bowl of ground sumac.
what is a chelo kebab
Foods that are forbidden to be eaten according to the Islamic religion.
Haram
Ethiopia’s main dish, which is a large, sourdoughlike pancake made from a grain called teff.
injera
Jewish dietary laws.
kashrut
Cooperative communities in Israel.
kibbutzim
Foods prepared according to Jewish dietary laws.
kosher
Unleavened bread that is part of Jewish cuisine.
matzo
Arabian appetizers.
mazza
. Dairy foods and the utensils used to prepare, serve, and eat them as described by
Jewish dietary laws.
milchig foods
Foods (and utensils used with them) that contain neither meat nor milk or as described
by Jewish dietary laws.
pareve foods
Flat, round, hollow bread common to the cuisines of Africa and the Middle East.
pita bread
A licensed slaughterer who butchers animals and fowl following methods described in Jewish
dietary laws.
shohet
A milletlike grain grown only in Africa and the Middle East.
teff
A spicy sauce or stew that is part of Ethiopian cuisine.
wat
Soaked foods, or lightly pickled pieces of daikon, cucumber, melon, eggplant, and other
vegetables, which are a standard part of the main course at Japanese meals.
tsukemono
A major Indian cooking technique in which foods have a hot, slightly sour flavor created by
combining vinegar with spices.
vindaloo
A versatile Chinese cooking utensil, which looks like a metal bowl with sloping sides.
zakuska. Russian appetizers.
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