Belly Dancer in the Kitchen with Anissa Helou

Belly Dancer in the Kitchen with Anissa Helou

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Aleppo Pepper Paste
Possibly the best ever pepper paste although those from south eastern Turkey come very close
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Hommus Khawali
Or a Syrian hommus with a difference
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Chopping Parsley for Tabbüleh
An essential step for a perfect salad
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When I Escaped Mohamed al-Fayed
A fun story from another life
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Eid el-Adha
The Feast of Sacrifice
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Arabella Boxer
The Grand Lady of English Food and One of my Food Heroines
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Dried Mint
An essential flavouring in Lebanese cuisine
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A Kibbeh Mortar & Pestle
Or jurn el-kibbeh as it is known in Arabic
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Ramadan
The most sacred time of the year for Muslims all around the world
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Cooking Lebanese in Trapani
How even with the same produce, it is difficult for me to successfully produce Lebanese dishes in my adopted city
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Emirati Biryani
A vegetarian version, and one of my favourites
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Domestication
My chosen word for my talk 'a room of one's own' at this year's Women in Food aka WIF
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