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"There's a large Middle Eastern population in Bayridge Brooklyn and amazing restaurants line the avenues...hummus is served with every dish on the menu...it's one of my favorite things in the whole wide world...if you haven't tried it, please do. I think you'll love it!"

Ingredients: ground cumin, tahini paste...

"For anyone who desires an authentic taste of the mid east. This recipe was learned by watching a good friend of mine in Jordan when she was grinding her family's monthly supply."

Ingredients: cinnamon bark, cumin seeds...

"A superb sauce with that Middle Eastern flavour from the Tahini. My six sisters-in-law tried to decide what was in the sauce! Hence the name...me being the seventh sister! Delicious in chicken sandwiches, over grilled meats and also as a dip."

Ingredients: Dijon mustard, honey...

"A cool and refreshing Middle Eastern sauce that you can serve on anything - meats, veggies, rice or potatoes. I particularly like to put it over kofte (Turkish meatballs) and rice."

Ingredients: dried dill, dried mint...

"This makes a great gift! You may use fresh pomegranates or storebought juice. Adapted from a pomegranate site."

Ingredients: powdered fruit pectin, pomegranates...

"I love this stuff. When I was in Turkey, I remember eating it with kebabs but I also saw people just eating it with a spoon. I saw a couple of other recipes like this but the technique is a little different hence the post. I found recipe in "Mediterranean Street Food" by Anissa Helou but have adjusted it to how I remember eating it. The..."

Ingredients: cucumbers, dried dill, mint...

"This sauce is a traditional Turkish sauce which fits well with grilled meat, fish baked potatoes, bread or salad.
With smoked salmon it's delicous!"

Ingredients: pepper, fresh dill...

"This is my recipe that I made from a mixture of different recipes on the web. It is yumm-os!"

Ingredients: eggplants, mayonnaise...

"Entered for safe-keeping. From Clean Eating, May/June 2009. Turkish cacik lacks lemon juice and uses less garlic than its cousin, tzatziki sauce. If yogurt is not drained, the mixture will be creamier. Substitute mint for all or part of the fresh dill, as you please."

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, cucumbers...

"Cooking with unusual ingredients can be very rewarding, and we all love to impress our guests with unusual recipes and flavours. Using rose water and orange blossom water is a way of doing just this, with their unique taste, but purchasing these rare treats can be expensive. I cook with rose water and orange blossom water a lot; especially in historical..."

Ingredients: rose petals, distilled water...

"A wonderful old English Medieval recipe for rose petal jam or rather rose petal conserve, as this is a soft set jam. Serve this elegant and fragrant jam with scones, pancakes or use it to sandwich sponge cakes together........smells heavenly and tastes magical. Make sure that the rose petals you use are not exposed to traffic pollution or have been..."

Ingredients: rose water, rose petals...

"This is a recipe for the sauce which is eaten in The Netherlands with shoarma or kebab.
It is a mayonnaise sauce."

Ingredients: pepper, fresh green herbs...

"Of all the pickles prepared in the Middle East-and there are many of them - this is one of the most spectacular looking. A delight to serve with grilled and roasted meats. Be patient and resist the temptation to open the jar before they are ready! Once opened they will keep for 4-6 weeks in a cool place, if they last that long! From a favourite book..."

Ingredients: dates, garlic, salt...

"Used for lamb,fish,chicken,beef and for soups as well.Sprinkle some just before serving for extra flavor.There are many kinds of mixes in the Middle East,each one can be different as it depends on the region,on the chef,etc.The Turkish one has mint in it.All ingredients should be freshly grounded."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves...