Maqluba, meaning upside-down, is a traditional Levantine dish, a variety of pilaf popular across Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Iraq, consisting of meat, rice and fried vegetables placed in a pot that is flipped upside down when served.
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What does the name maqluba mean?
According to Clifford A. Wright, In the thirteenth-century Arabic cookbook known as the Baghdad cookery book, a chapter is devoted to "fried, marinated, and turned" dishes. Two of the recipes are called maqlūba, which means "upside down."
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The earliest mention of a dish called maqluba is found in a 13th-century cookbook, Kitāb al-Ṭabīkh (The Book of Dishes), written by Muhammad Baghdadi during the Abbasid Caliphate.
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Levant, Mesopotamia
- In Cuisine: Israeli Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Lebanese Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- Uses Ingredient: Meat, Infobox main_ingredient field: Meat, rice, and vegetables (tomato, cauliflower, potato, eggplant)
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