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Balila

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Balila is a Hejazi dish of chickpeas boiled with lemon juice, garlic and assorted spices, and served hot as a mezze. The same name is also used for an unrelated Egyptian dish made from whole wheat berries cooked with milk, nuts and raisins. 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
Snack or Street Food 1
Dietary Suitability
Vegan 1
Origin Region
Lebanon 2
Connections

Expresses Tradition

Mezze, Food Traditions
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Prepared By Technique

Boiling, Culinary Techniques
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Uses Ingredient

Chickpea, Ingredients
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Garlic, Ingredients
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Lemon, Ingredients
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Spice, Ingredients
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Originated In

Lebanon

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Balila (dish) (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Balila (dish) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Balila is a Hejazi dish consisting of chickpeas that have been boiled along with lemon juice, garlic, and various spices.
  • Prepared By Technique: Boiling, Lead sentence
    Balila is a Hejazi dish consisting of chickpeas that have been boiled along with lemon juice, garlic, and various spices.
  • Uses Ingredient: Chickpea, Lead paragraph
    Balila is a Hejazi dish consisting of chickpeas that have been boiled along with lemon juice, garlic, and various spices.
  • Uses Ingredient: Garlic, Lead paragraph
    Balila is a Hejazi dish consisting of chickpeas that have been boiled along with lemon juice, garlic, and various spices.
  • Uses Ingredient: Spice, Lead paragraph
    Balila is a Hejazi dish consisting of chickpeas that have been boiled along with lemon juice, garlic, and various spices.
  • Uses Ingredient: Lemon, Lead paragraph
    Balila is a Hejazi dish consisting of chickpeas that have been boiled along with lemon juice, garlic, and various spices.
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2. Balila (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Lebanon
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Lebanon
Lebanon
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