Authentic Lebanese Tabbouleh: Parsley Salad Proper
The real Lebanese tabbouleh is parsley, not bulgur. Learn the hand-chopping technique and why resting time makes this salad sing.
Jan 10, 2024

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The real Lebanese tabbouleh is parsley, not bulgur. Learn the hand-chopping technique and why resting time makes this salad sing.
Jan 10, 2024

Tabbouleh is a parsley salad with a little grain in it, not the other way round. That makes it one of the easiest Levantine dishes to take gluten free, provided you pick the right grain.
Aug 11, 2026

Kibbeh is defined by bulgur, which is cracked wheat, so the gluten-free version has to be rebuilt rather than substituted. The good news is that the rebuild already exists in the region's own repertoire.
Aug 11, 2026

The oldest recorded dish of the Arab kitchen is three ingredients and one technique: onions cooked far past the point where a nervous cook stops. Everything else is assembly.
Oct 15, 2024

Not a single cuisine but several, split between coast, hills and desert. What defines it, which dishes matter, and why so much of it is built on olive oil, wheat and the seasons.
Aug 9, 2026
