Food: Falafel — fried balls of chickpeas or fava beans — is c…

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Did you know? Falafel — fried balls of chickpeas or fava beans — is claimed as a national dish by Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Lebanon alike. The likely origin is Egypt, where Coptic Christians ate them during fasting as a meat substitute (about 1,000 years ago).

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Falafel — fried balls of chickpeas or fava beans — is claimed as a national dish by Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Lebanon alike. The likely origin is Egypt, where Coptic Christians ate them during fasting as a meat substitute (about 1,000 years ago).

Falafel — gefrituurde balletjes van kekers of tuinbonen — wordt door zowel Israël, Palestina, Egypte als Libanon als nationaal gerecht geclaimd. De waarschijnlijke oorsprong is Egypte, waar koptische christenen ze tijdens vasten aten als vleesvervanger (ca. 1.000 jaar geleden).

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