Bissara is a dish in Egyptian and Moroccan cuisine made from split fava beans, onions, garlic, fresh aromatic herbs and spices. All the ingredients are slowly cooked and then blended to yield a creamy, fragrant dip or side dish.
Facts
Origin Period, From (Year) Origin Region Connections
In Cuisine
Source Bissara (Wikipedia)
Uses Ingredient
Source Wikipedia, Bissara
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Egypt, originated there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Bissara
Infobox, place_of_origin
Ancient Egypt
entity record, SubLabel (course)
SubLabel: Dips and Spreads
Uses Ingredient: Fava Bean, lead paragraph
The dish contains split fava beans, onions, garlic, fresh aromatic herbs and spices.
View the Source2. Bissara (Wikipedia)
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According to historian Daniel Newman, a 13th-century cookbook from al-Andalus contains the oldest known recipe for bays?r (Arabic: ?????), which is the ancestor to bissara, it was a porridge made with dried broad beans and meat.
- In Cuisine: Moroccan Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
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