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What to cook with Za'atar
Above all, Za'atar shines on Za'atar flatbread, Labneh, Za'atar roast chicken. It’s my top recommendation across 5 dishes we’ve tested. It also works as an alternative across 6 recipes we’ve documented. It also accompanies 2 dishes as a complementary condiment.
Spice · Blend
Za'atar
Levant, with distinct house styles in Beirut, Damascus and Nablus, Lebanon / Syria / Palestine
fresh wild thyme · tart sumac · toasted sesame
Where to buy it
Where to buy it
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The dishes where it’s our first choice
5 recipes where Za'atar is my top recommendation.
The dishes where it also works
A credible alternative on 6 other recipes.
The dishes where it plays a supporting role
2 dishes use it as a complementary condiment alongside other ingredients.
Its best partners in the kitchen
The condiments most often cited alongside Za'atar in our pairings.
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Spice · Blend
Egyptian Dukkah
Cairo and the Nile Delta, where it is a street-food and home-pantry staple eaten with bread and oil, Egypt
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Spice · Spice berry
Sumac
Aleppo and the coastal mountains, plus neighboring Lebanon, Syria
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Oil · Olive oil
Provence PDO Olive Oil
Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône, Vaucluse, Var, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), France (PDO)
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Oil · Olive oil
Cretan Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO
Sitia, Lassithi, eastern Crete, Greece (PDO)
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Spice · Blend
Baharat
Made across the Arab world, with distinct house recipes in Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and the Gulf states, Levant & Gulf
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Spice · Chile
Aleppo Pepper
Southern Turkey (Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş) and northern Syria (Aleppo), Turkey / Syria
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