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Falafel
Falafel balls
Alternative names
Felafel
Type
Fritter
Course
Meze
Place of origin
Egypt
Region or state
Middle East
Serving temperature
Hot
Main ingredients
Broad beans or chickpeas
Cookbook: Falafel
Media: Falafel
Falafel (/fəˈlɑːfəl/; Arabic: فلافل, [fæˈlæːfɪl]ⓘ) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter of Egyptian origin, featuring in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines, and is made from broad beans, ground chickpeas, or both.
Falafel is often served in a pita, samoon, laffa, or wrapped in a flatbread known as taboon; "falafel" also frequently refers to a wrapped sandwich that is prepared in this way. The falafel balls may be topped with salads, pickled vegetables, and hot sauce, and drizzled with tahini-based sauces. Falafel balls may also be eaten alone as a snack or served as part of a meze tray (assortment of appetizers).
Falafel is eaten throughout the Middle East and is a common street food. Falafel is usually made with fava beans in Egyptian cuisine, with chickpeas in Palestinian cuisine,[1] or either just chickpeas or a combination of both in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.[1][2][3] It is popular with vegetarians worldwide.[4] The Palestinian chickpea version of the falafel has been adopted into Israeli cuisine, where it features prominently and has been called a national dish of Israel, which Palestinians and other Arabs have criticized and characterized as cultural appropriation.[1][5]
^ abcRaviv 2003, p. 20.
^Roden 2008, p. 62.
^Malouf & Malouf 2008, p. 90.
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