Growing up, I never knew I was eating raw meat. Or maybe it was just that I didn't think "raw" was something worth noting. I simply knew that kibbeh nayeh was incredibly good. And so I was stunned by ...

One of my absolute favorite things to eat in the world are little fried balls. Actually, they don’t even have to be fried. Little tasty balls of food are always good. It can be something like ...

Barbara Massaad's cookbook, Forever Beirut, shares a recipe for meatballs in yoghurt sauce that is served in Lebanon on New Year's Day. To start the year with a clean slate in Lebanon, the hearty dish ...

You can’t go wrong with this authentic Lebanese dish that can be served as a starter, main or side. It can be eaten raw and is similar to steak tartare, as seen in our salmon kibbeh recipe, which ...

Created by chef Dhuha from Eat Offbeat, the New York catering company that employs refugees who’ve resettled in the city, this Iraqi recipe uses potatoes and breadcrumbs to create kibbeh, a kind of ...

This north Syrian dish of tomato soup with kibbeh meatballs is fragrant with allspice and fresh cilantro. Roll the beef-rice mixture into 1-inch balls. In a small dish, combine the oil and lemon juice ...

Syria’s national dish of minced meat and burghul is so deeply loved that over the years its fans have found many different ways to prepare it. The secret is using fresh, very finely minced meat. This ...

This spiced clarified butter is a staple ingredient in Ethiopian cooking. Infusing the butter for an hour allows it to absorb the complex flavors of the spices and aromatics. The spices toast ...