In 188 recipes the arab table introduces home cooks to the fresh foods exquisite tastes and generous spirit of the arab table it is one of the worlds oldest and most intriguing cuisines yet few have explored the diverse dishes and enchanting flavors of arab cookery beyond hummus and tabouleh. The arab table focuses intimately on the foods of arab countries such as lebanon and saudi arabia egypt and syria the book offers a bountiful range of appealing dishes cold and hot mezza or little dishes vibrant salads and fresh vegetable preparations savory soups stews and hearty casseroles baked and grilled meats poultry and fish cooling drinks and ambrosial desserts. From the arab table recipes culinary traditions the arab table by may s bsisu categories dips spreads salsas small plates tapas meze cooking ahead middle eastern vegetarian ingredients eggplants sesame paste lemons yogurt dried red pepper flakes radishes scallions chiles. The arab table recipes and culinary traditions covers the culinary and related social customs of the arab culture through recipes and explanations of customs and holy days there are many delicious recipes inside the arab table including dishes like chicken shawarma mountain bread with zaatar yogurt cheese balls phyllo cheese pie and