Levantine cuisine is the traditional cuisine of the Levant. Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Levantine cuisine is meze including tabbouleh, hummus and baba ghanoush. Levantine dishes Arabic coffee (قهوة عربية)—made from finely ground coffee beans with cardamom Awameh (عوامة)—a fried-dough Levantine pastry similar to doughnut holes, made of deep-fried dough soaked in sugar syrup or honey and cinnamon, sometimes sprinkled with sesame seeds Baba ghanoush (بابا غنوج)—a dip made from baked, mashed eggplant mixed with lemon, garlic, olive oil and various seasonings Baklava (بقلاوة)—a dessert made of phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and soaked in syrup Bamia (بامية)—a stew prepared with chunks of lamb meat with okra in a tomato-based sauce, served over rice Basbousa (بسبوسة)—a Middle-Eastern small, sweet cake of cooked semolina soaked in rose water syrup, topped with almonds or walnuts Challah (חלה)—a Jewish egg-bread, primarily eaten on Shabbat and holidays Dolma (محشي)—vegetables, typically aubergines, courgettes, onions, peppers or tomatoes, stuffed with minced meat and rice Falafel (فلافل)—spiced mashed chickpeas formed into balls or fritters and deep fried, usually eaten with or in pita bread with hummus Fasoulia (فاصوليا)—a stew prepared with white beans and meat served over rice Fatteh (فتّة)—chicken over rice, topped with yogurt and pita bread Fattoush (فتوش)—a salad of chopped cucumber, radish, tomato and other vegetables, with fried or toasted pita bread Freekeh (فريكة)—a cereal food made from green durum wheat that is roasted and rubbed to create its flavour, then served with cumin, cinnamon, and fresh lamb-tail fat Ful medames (فول مدمس)—ground fava beans and olive oil Ful medames salad (سلطة فول مدمس)—a salad with fava beans, chopped tomatoes, onion, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, pepper and salt Halva (حلاوة)—a flour- or nut-based confection including fruit or nuts Hamin—a Jewish stew made with beef, chickpeas, beans, chicken stock, spices, lemon juice, garlic, barley, yellow potato, white onion, and sweet potato Hummus (حمّص)—a thick paste or spread made from ground chickpeas and olive oil, lemon, and garlic; also common in Egypt Hummus salad (سلطة حمص)—an Arab salad with cooked chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, salt, olive oil, and cumin Jerusalem mixed grill (מעורב ירושלמי)—chicken hearts, spleens and livers mixed with bits of lamb cooked on a flat grill, seasoned with onion, garlic, black pepper, cumin, turmeric, olive oil and coriander Ka'ak (كعك)—a type of biscuit/cookie shaped into a ring, occasionally sprinkled with sesame seeds Kabsa (كبسة)—a rice-based dish commonly eaten with meat,