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Iraqi Cuisine

↳ from Baghdad, Iraq

The cuisine of ancient Mesopotamia: rice and bulgur, grilled river fish, stuffed vegetables (dolma), dates and Persian-influenced stews.

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Specialties

History

Mesopotamia produced some of the world's oldest recorded recipes on clay tablets (around 1700 BC). Later Abbasid Baghdad was a centre of cooking and recipes.

Ingredients

  • Rice
  • Lamb
  • Bulgur
  • Dates
  • Tomato
  • Sumac
  • Cardamom
  • Tamarind

How it's made

  1. Cook meat and spices into a stew or grill it
  2. Prepare rice or bulgur
  3. Stuff vegetables for dolma
  4. Serve with bread, pickles and salad
  5. End with tea and dates
to drink

What Iraq drinks

Chai, arak, Iraqi tea with cardamom

Ratings & notes

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