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Fresh chickpeas

This is a bunch of fresh chickpeas sold everywhere these days on the side of the road. Street cart vendors used to call on customers with a jingle that went like this: Um Elaibaneh (Mother elaibaneh) Khodra w-malieaneh (green and full) bet salleh al-za3laneh(will cheer up whoever is angry) btejoueh al-dekkaneh(will mess up the store) [...]
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Rice and fava beans

The fava beans have been ubiquitous lately; every street vendor, every greengrocer, is carrying mounds of freshly picked fava beans. Some are large (stalks are about 7 inches long) and get plucked open, seeds eaten and pods discarded; others are tiny (about 3 to 4 inches long) and get cooked whole pods and seeds, just [...]
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Stuffed grape leaves

This time of year, grape leaves are perfect: tender, smallish and shiny. They can be used to stuff, can be frozen to use later in the year, or eaten fresh with tabbouleh salad. Here is a classic example that only requires fresh veggies, fresh herbs, fresh grape leaves (for that melt-in-the-mouth result), rice and lemon [...]
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