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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Diced tomatoes, onion, cucumbers with olive oil and salt
Sulta
Steamed rice with peas, sweet corn, carrots, mushrooms, onion, garlic and other spices
Erza Bilkhidar
Diced seasonal fruits with mango juice
Sultat Fawakih
Lentil based soup, with tomatoes, peppers, chili and local spices. Make sure: no meat broth is used
Maraqat Eads
White rice with tomatoes, carrots, black olives, parsley. Make sure: no egg or mayonnaise is added
Sultat Arz
Finely chopped parsley and mint, mixed with soft bulgur and diced tomato in lemon dressing
Tabouleh
Deep fried chickpea balls with herbs and local spices. Commonly served inside of a pita bread with tahini and salads
Falafel
Mashed chickpeas paste made with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic
Hummus
Pepper salad made with grilled red, yellow and green peppers, olive oil, garlic and local spices
Sultat Alfilfil Alhuluw
Durum (semolina) with vegetable gravy made with chickpeas, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, zucchini, cabbage and spices
Kasakas Alkhdrwat
Dishes that can be Veganized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Chickpeas, cauliflower, olives, with crunchy bread pieces and additions such as egg, tuna, etc. To veganize: ask for no tuna or eggs
Lablabi
A stew made from tomatoes, peppers, poached eggs and spices. To veganize: ask for no egg to be added
Shakshuka
A salad made with carrots, onion, garlic, chili and lemon juice. Served with hard boiled egg. To veganize: ask for no egg
Umuk Hawria
Grilled tomatoes, onion, garlic, and pepper, egg and tuna. To veganize: ask for no tuna or egg
Sultat Mashawiya
Steamed salad of potatoes, carrots, green bean, beets, carrots, rice, egg or chicken. To veganize: ask for no eggs or chicken
Sultat Mubakhara
A salad made with potatoes, zucchini, chili, tomatoes, eggs and local spices. To veganize: ask for no eggs
Kafteji
Boiled tomatoes, peppers, onion and local spices with eggs on top. To veganize: ask for no eggs
Ojja
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
A quiche typically made with egg and sometimes meat
Tajin Sibnekh
Mashed potatoes patties, will contain eggs and sometimes meat
Tunisia Kefta
Potato turnover with egg and tuna
Brik
A pea stew commonly cooked with meat and meat broth
