arabic deep fried ball ground beans traditional middle eastern food commonly served acts pocket wrapped known frequently refers wrapped sandwich prepared way balls topped vegetables hot sauce based balls eaten served assortment common dish eaten middle_east found world replacement meat form street food etymology word arabic meaning pepper word spread languages persian sanskrit word meaning long pepper earlier small round thing derived round roll origin little balls origin recently proposed phrase meaning beans arabic word languages spread rest world general food english attested known egyptian arabic egypt word derived form arabic word food particular form indicates unit given root case having taste food meaning little piece food small thing word refer filled history origin unknown controversial common theory dish originated egypt possibly eaten replacement meat lent alexandria port city possible export dish areas middle_east dish later migrated northwards levant replaced beans speculated history middle_east grew common form street food fast food middle_east regularly eaten balls eaten meal breaks daily fast sunset popular mcdonald time served countries popular cook large volumes religious holidays debates origin political discussions relationship arabs modern times considered national dish egypt palestine israel resentment exists appropriation dish additionally raised copyright infringement israel concerning plays iconic role israeli cuisine widely considered national dish country specifically jewish dish eaten countries origin later adopted early jewish immigrants palestine entirely plant based considered jewish laws gained acceptance jews eaten meat dairy meals attempt challenge israeli claims origins arabic identity food hotels capital jordan prepared world largest disc weighing breaking previous record set jewish food festival united_states north_america north_america prior 1970s found jewish neighborhoods restaurants today dish common popular street food cities north_america popular alternative meat laden street foods sold packaged mixes health food stores traditionally thought use expanded people adopted source protein united_states versatility allowed recipes sloppy vegetarian dishes preparation variations beans combination use predominant middle eastern countries dish usually syria lebanon jordan israel palestine version popular west egyptian variety uses beans cooked prior use cooking cause fall apart requiring adding flour use instead soaked overnight ground ingredients added beans added flavor dried beans soaked water stone ground green dry mixture shaped balls hand tool called mould mixture usually deep fried oven baked served served flat bread wrapped stuffed hollow tomatoes added commonly accompanied typically ball shaped shapes particularly shaped inside green green herbs green tan nutrition high protein complex fiber key nutrients calcium iron potassium copper acid include beta high fiber shown effective lowering blood low fat contain considerable fat absorbed process baked reduce high fat content associated texture flavor preparation technique recommended people suffering health problems diabetes world records largest ball current record set july jordan previous record height set california largest serving record set students lebanon popular culture novel died hand films died hand related gallery
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