Tabbouleh (Arabic: ?????? tab?la; also tabouleh, tabbouli, tabouli, or taboulah) is a Levantine vegetarian salad made of mostly finely chopped parsley with tomatoes, mint, onion, bulgur (cracked wheat), and seasoned with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Some variations add garlic or lettuce, or use couscous instead of bulgur.
Tabbouleh is traditionally served as part of a mezze in the Arab world. Its popularity has grown in Western cultures.
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Etymology
The Levantine Arabic tabb?le is derived from the Arabic word t?bil, meaning "seasoning" or more literally "dip". Use of the word in English first appeared in the 1950s.
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History
Edible herbs known as qa?b formed an essential part of the Arab diet in the Middle Ages. Dishes like tabbouleh attest to their continued popularity in Middle Eastern cuisine today. Originally from the mountains between Lebanon and Syria, tabbouleh has become one of the most popular salads in the Middle East. The wheat variety salamouni cultivated in Syria, Beqaa Valley and Baalbek was considered (in the mid-19th century) as particularly well-suited for making bulgur, a basic ingredient of tabbouleh.
Regional variations
In the Middle East, particularly Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Iraq, it is usually served as part of a meze. The Lebanese use more parsley than bulgur wheat in their dish. A Turkish variation of the dish is known as k?s?r, while a similar Armenian dish has a variant known as eetch and another ancient one called terchots. In Cyprus, where the dish was introduced by the Syrians, it is known as tambouli. In the Dominican Republic, a local version introduced by Syrian and Lebanese immigrants is called Tipile.
Like hummus, baba ghanoush, pita, and other elements of Arab cuisine, tabbouleh has become a popular American food.
See also
- Syrian cuisine
- Lebanese cuisine
- Palestinian cuisine
- Jordanian cuisine
- Iraqi cuisine
- List of salads
- List of vegetable dishes
- Fattoush
- Couscous
References
Bibliography
External links
Media related to Cuisine of Syria at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Cuisine of Lebanon at Wikimedia Commons
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