Bissara
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Bissara () is a dish in Egyptian and Moroccan cuisine. The dish contains split fava beans, onions, garlic, fresh aromatic herbs and spices. All ingredients are slowly cooked and then blended to yield a creamy and fragrant dip or side dish.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Bissara
- Food.image
- Bissara Moroccan split pea and fava bean soup.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 250
- Food.caption
- Bissara with olives and spices
- Food.region
- Greater Middle East
- Food.place_of_origin
- Ancient Egypt
- Food.served
- Hot
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- soup
- Country of origin
- Egypt
- Material used
- Anethum graveolens
- Image
- Thamarakt, purée de pois cassés à servir avec un bon filet d'huile d'olive..jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
- History
- Preparation
- Egyptian cuisine
- Moroccan cuisine
- Similar dishes
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- References
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Bissara () is a dish in Egyptian and Moroccan cuisine. The dish contains split fava beans, onions, garlic, fresh aromatic herbs and spices. All ingredients are slowly cooked and then blended to yield a creamy and fragrant dip or side dish.
== Etymology == Food historians believe that the name Bissara originates from the Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic word bisourou (or bissouro), which means "cooked beans".
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