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Fava (Turkish dish)

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Fava, also known as bakla ezmesi, is a traditional Turkish dish made from dried broad beans (bakla in Turkish). The beans are soaked and dehulled, which leaves the deeper green split inner seeds, then boiled with onion until very soft. Salt, pepper, sugar, lemon juice and olive oil are mixed in and the beans are pureed into a paste. The paste is chilled until it sets, cut into cubes and served cold, sprinkled with olive oil and chopped dill. The source says the dish originated in Byzantine cuisine and was widely served in tavernes. It should not be confused with the Greek dish of the same name.

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Classification
Course
Appetizer 1
Dietary Suitability
Vegetarian 2
Dietary Suitability
Vegan 2
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In Cuisine

Turkish Cuisine, Cuisines
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Prepared By Technique

Boiling, Culinary Techniques
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Uses Ingredient

Dill, Ingredients
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Fava Bean, Ingredients
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Lemon, Ingredients
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Olive Oil, Ingredients
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Onion, Ingredients
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Originated In

Turkey

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Source Fava (Turkish dish) (Wikipedia)Lead sentence
Quote, Lead sentence
is a traditional Turkish dish made of dried fava beans
Sources
1. Yemek.com: Zeytinyagli Fava Tarifi
Yemek.comOpening paragraph
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Zeytinyağlı fava, Ege mutfağının en sevilen mezeler inden biri olarak sofralarda kendine özel yer edinir. Baklagillerin mutfaktaki en zarif yorumlarından kabul edilip meze sofralarında sık sık kendine yer bulur.
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2. Fava (Turkish dish) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead sentence
    is a traditional Turkish dish made of dried fava beans
  • Lead paragraph, plant-based ingredient list
    These are boiled, typically with onion, until very soft, mixed with salt, pepper, sugar, lemon juice and olive oil, and pureed.
  • In Group: Middle Eastern and North African Dips and Spreads, Placement
    is a traditional Turkish dish made of dried fava beans
  • Uses Ingredient: Fava Bean, Lead sentence [uses-ingredient]
    made of dried fava beans (broad beans, called bakla in Turkish)
  • Uses Ingredient: Onion, Lead sentence [uses-ingredient 2]
    These are boiled, typically with onion, until very soft
  • Uses Ingredient: Lemon, Lead sentence [uses-ingredient 3]
    mixed with salt, pepper, sugar, lemon juice and olive oil, and pureed
  • Uses Ingredient: Olive Oil, Lead sentence [uses-ingredient 3]
    mixed with salt, pepper, sugar, lemon juice and olive oil, and pureed
  • Uses Ingredient: Dill, Lead sentence [uses-ingredient 4]
    sprinkled with olive oil and chopped dill
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