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Meghli

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Meghli, also called moghli, meghleh or karawiyah, is a Lebanese dessert based on a floured rice pudding spiced with anise, caraway and cinnamon. The dish is often garnished with dried coconut flakes and various nuts, including almonds, walnuts, pine nuts and pistachios. Meghli is commonly served to celebrate the birth of a child, and it is also a popular Christmas dessert in Lebanon marking the celebration of the birth of Jesus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Course
Dessert 1
Origin Region
Levant 2
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Christmas Feast Traditions, Food Traditions
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)

In Cuisine

Lebanese Cuisine, Cuisines
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Almond, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
Anise, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
Caraway, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
Cinnamon, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
Coconut, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
Pine Nut, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
Pistachio, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
Sugar, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
Walnut, Ingredients
Source Meghli (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

Lebanon

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Meghli (Wikipedia)
  • entity description (course)
    In Syria and Jordan, it is commonly called karawiya (the Arabic name for caraway) and more commonly served warm. Meghli, moghli, meghleh, (Arabic: مغلي), or karawiyah, is a Lebanese dessert based on a floured rice pudding and spiced with anise, caraway, and cinnamon.
  • Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Uses Ingredient: Coconut, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Uses Ingredient: Cinnamon, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Uses Ingredient: Almond, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Uses Ingredient: Pistachio, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Uses Ingredient: Walnut, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Uses Ingredient: Pine Nut, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Uses Ingredient: Anise, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Uses Ingredient: Caraway, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts
  • Expresses Tradition: Christmas Feast Traditions, Lead section
    It is also a popular Christmas dessert in Lebanon as a celebration of the birth of Jesus.
  • In Cuisine: Lebanese Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Meghli, moghli, meghleh, (Arabic: مغلي), or karawiyah, is a Lebanese dessert based on a floured rice pudding and spiced with anise, caraway, and cinnamon.
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2. Meghli (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Levant
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Levant
Levant
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