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Baba Ghanoush

ABA GHANOUSH (ALSO spelled baba ghanouj)—which originated in the Levantine region (most sources point specifically to Lebanon) and is well-known in the Middle East and Mediterranean—is a deeply flavored dip made from fire-roasted eggplant enriched with tahini and seasoned with lemon and garlic. The bedrock technique for baba ghanoush is cooking the eggplant over an open flame until the skin is charred

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