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.
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Ancient Egypt
Introduction
Bissara (Arabic: بصارة) is a dish in Egyptian and Moroccan cuisine.
Expresses Tradition: Mezze, Article body
In Egypt, bissara is eaten exclusively as a dip for bread, and is served for breakfast, as a meze, or more rarely, for lunch or dinner.
Uses Ingredient: Fava Bean, lead paragraph
The dish contains split fava beans, onions, garlic, fresh aromatic herbs and spices.
In Group: Middle Eastern and North African Dips and Spreads, Lead paragraph
Bissara (Arabic: بصارة) is a dish in Egyptian and Moroccan cuisine.
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According to historian Daniel Newman, a 13th-century cookbook from al-Andalus contains the oldest known recipe for baysār (Arabic: بيسار), 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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