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MIDDLE EASTERN COOKING [3 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
  • Cooking and Gastronomy (General)
DEF

A cereal food made from unripened wheat that has been roasted and crushed into small pieces, used especially in Middle Eastern cooking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minoterie et céréales
  • Cuisine et gastronomie (Généralités)
CONT

Le freekeh est fait de blé vert qui a été grillé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Molinería y cereales
  • Cocina y gastronomía (Generalidades)
CONT

Aunque su nombre es bastante poco conocido, el freekeh es otro de los superalimentos que como la quinoa o el mijo comienzan a instalarse en nuestra alimentación cotidiana. Se trata de un cereal originario de Oriente Medio, elaborado con trigo verde asado y posteriormente frotado, de aspecto similar a un grano de arroz y de color tostado.

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Record 2 2012-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prepared Dishes (Cooking)
  • Recipes
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

In [Middle Eastern] cooking, ground meat flavored with cinnamon or other spices and shaped into balls...

CONT

The most common meat used to make kefta in North Africa is lamb, but beef can be used as a substitute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plats cuisinés
  • Recettes de cuisine
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Boulette de viande hachée (bœuf ou agneau).

CONT

[...] le kefta n'est pas seulement originaire d'Afrique du Nord, on le trouve aussi dans les Balkans, dans le sous-continent indien, et dans le Moyen-Orient.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Cooking and Gastronomy
OBS

by Harry G. Nickles and the editors of Time-Life Books, 1969.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Cuisine et gastronomie
OBS

Time-Life, 1977

Spanish

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