Arabic Food Recipe Sites

My referral logs tell me that somebody searched Google for "kafta" and found my kafta with potatoes recipe. The referring link brought me to some excellent Arabic recipe collections, in no particular order:

Tripoli, the ancient port city in Lebanon, posts a decent sized Lebanese food recipe collection. Since the town is quite famous for its pastries, you might want to pay particular attention to the desserts section.

ArabicNews.com features an Arabic recipe collection that is not strictly Lebanese. It seems to have no Moroccan dishes, however.

The Arab Gateway (Al-Bab means: the door) posts extensive links to other recipe collections on the web, culinary notes, historical recipes, Islam and food, and more.

I have not vetted these sites for the rest of their content, and am only providing the links as a service to those interested in food. I do not condone or endorse, nor have I read, everything on these sites.

Christina Sudairy has compiled an extensive, comprehensive collection of Middle Eastern and Arabic recipes.

Recipe Source, formerly SOAR, has numerous recipes, sorted by Africa and Middle East and divided into categories by: Armenian, Egyptian, Ethiopian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Persian, Turkish, Other African and Other Middle Eastern. Many of these recipes were originally posted by UC Berkeley graduate students, so their provenance could be .... murky. But as with all recipes (and info) found on the internet, let the reader beware.

Al Mashriq, the Levant Cultural Server, has reprinted what seems to be an entire cookbook from 1959 called "Food from the Arab World". This looks quite useful, but the recipes are in that casual, Elizabeth David narrative format. You must be prepared to fill in the details for yourself. Not for beginners or those enslaved to the formal recipe.

Al Mashriq's general food page contains miscellany.

Al Mashriq is a fascinating site, developed by a Norwegian who grew up in Lebanon. The photo collections are voluminous and enchanting.

Why post recipe sites? Because food and culture bring enemies together, and remind us of why we want peace.

Comments

[evelyn g. dorado]

i would like to request to kindly send me various arabic recipes (i.e. meals for breakfast, lunch & dinner including snacks. i have an arab fiance.

will appreciate your prompt response at the earliest.

thank you very much

[cristina sleiman]

I want to know how making fatta

[hj,abdul rashid]

I am a singaporean working as a chef.Very interested to learn more about Arabian,Egyptian,Mediterranean food,Please advice me on how to get all the recipes through book or e-mail.Very much apperciate and waiting your favourable reply.Thank You.

[Nikki Buggs]

Could u send me some of your best recipes. My fiancee is from palestine and i would love to learn how to cook some of his favorite dishes.

[Leila]

My best recipes are all posted here - see the links at lower left under "My Food Files." You are welcome to click on the links and print them out.

[Cathy]

Hi can you tell me what the english translation for Mulakhia is please

[Leila]

Some people translate the herb "molokhia" as Jew's mallow. I don't know the latin form of the plant.

[kia]

does anyone knw of a arabic dish called asseed??? not sure if spelt correct...it had meat in soup...n u would eat with a doughy kind of thing i dnt even knw if it called aseed???...the dough was made in a pot and had to be stirred till a soft hard form that all i remember...pls let me knw if u have any idea...my friend was yemini if that help ...thnx

[James]

Hope you can Help!

I was dating this Arabic girl years ago and her mother user to make this round thing mabe 4-5 in. in diamiter was filled with I think rice ,pinenuts and some ind of meat. the outside I think was cornmeal and fried ..not sure do you know what these were? and do you have a recepit TY