Baba ganoush

Baba ghanoush (hummus de berenjena) Lablascovegmenu

Baba ghanoush, also spelled baba ganoush or baba ghanouj, is a Levantine appetizer consisting of finely chopped roasted eggplant, olive oil, lemon juice, various seasonings, and tahini. The eggplant is traditionally baked or broiled over an open flame before peeling, so that the pulp is soft and has a smoky taste. It is a typical meze of the regional cuisine, often served as a side to a main meal and as a dip for pita bread.

A very similar dish is mutabbal (Arabic: متبل lit. 'spiced'). Mutabbal is sometimes said to be a spicier version of baba ghanoush. Mutabbal consists of mashed roasted eggplants, tahini, salt, pepper, garlic, lemon and often yogurt.

See also:

Mutabal

Categories: Appetizer Dip Eggplant dish Vegetable dish

Contains: Eggplant

Characteristic of: Algerian cuisine Arabic cuisine Assyrian cuisine Egyptian cuisine Iraqi cuisine Israeli cuisine Jordanian cuisine Lebanese cuisine Levantine cuisine Middle Eastern cuisine Palestinian cuisine Syrian cuisine Vegan cuisine

Contains, including ancestors: Vegetable Eggplant

Also known as:

Czech: Baba ganuš

English: Baba ganoujBaba ganushBaba gannoujBaba ghannoushBaba ghanoojBaba ghanoujBaba ghanoushBaba ghannoujBabaganoushBabaganoshBabaganushBabaghanooshBabaghanoush

Wikidata ID: Q1072192

Wikipedia title: Baba ghanoush

References:

Wikipedia article: Baba ghanoush

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