Taste of the Middle East first launched back in 2018, when founder Hamsa Diab Farhat wanted to celebrate Middle Eastern culture and make it more accessible to Toronto residents.

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Ingredients 6 small, oval yellow onions (plus more, if needed) Stuffing: 4 large garlic cloves 1 yellow onion, finely diced ½ large red pepper, finely diced 1 cup parsley, finely chopped 1 large ...

An array of punchy fillings beyond hummus and baba ghanouj: parboiled carrots fried in an aromatic paste of warm spices like cumin, coriander, sumac, nutmeg and cinnamon; turnips pickled alongside ...

In the West, the Middle Eastern label is often limited to shawarma, hummus and falafel, says Al-Saigh. “But we don’t even eat those regularly,” she laughs. “Those are street foods.