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Maqluba
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Maqluba (also attested by a variety of other spellings in English; ) is a traditional Levantine dish, a variety of Pilaf that is popular across Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Iraq. It consists of meat, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot which is flipped upside down when served, hence the name.

Key facts

Prepared food.name
Maqluba
Prepared food.image
File:Makluba.JPG
Prepared food.alternate_name
Maaluba, maqlouba, maqlooba, maqloubeh, makluba, maklouba, makloubeh, magluba, maglouba
Prepared food.country
Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Israel, Iraq
Prepared food.region
Levant, Mesopotamia
Prepared food.associated_cuisine
Levantine (Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian), Iraqi
Prepared food.course
Meal
Prepared food.served
Hot
Prepared food.main_ingredient
Meat, rice, and vegetables (tomato, cauliflower, potato, eggplant)

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Subclass of
food
Country of origin
Levant
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Makluba.JPG
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Maqluba
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Il-Maqluba
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Maqluba (also attested by a variety of other spellings in English; ) is a traditional Levantine dish, a variety of Pilaf that is popular across Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Iraq. It consists of meat, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot which is flipped upside down when served, hence the name.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maqluba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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