| Falafel - Middle Eastern dish of spiced and crushed chick peas deep fried in patties or balls, often served in pitta pockets | Harissa - A fiery paste of chillies, garlic and spices, originating in Tunisia, and used both as an ingredient and eaten as a condiment | |
| Hummous - A puree of chickpeas, tahini, garlic and lemon, popular throughout the middle east | Imam Bayildi - A Turkish dish of stuffed aubergines, with the name translating roughly as 'the imam fainted' | |
| Tabbouleh - A middle eastern salad of cracked wheat, cucumber, tomato, and large quantities of fresh parsley and mint | Taramasalata - A Greek dish of pureed fish roe and breadcrumbs, sometimes dyed luridly pink |