Fatta

Fatta

Fatta ( _ar. فتة) (meaning "crumbs", in Arabic)Patai, 1998, p. 98.] is an Arab dish that uses pieces of stale, toasted or fresh flatbread as a foundation upon which various ingredients are added overtop. It emerged as a way of making use of stale bread, as flatbreads tend to get stiff when exposed to air rather quickly. Fattit, the plural form, refers to the entire class of Syro-Palestinian dishes that use crumbled flatbreads in their preparation.Wright, 2003, p. 117.]

Fatta dishes include a wide variety of regional and local variations, some of which also have their own distinct names. Fatta can be made with eggplant or chickpeas (in Arabic, "hummus"). "Fattat maqadim al-ghanem" is a special dish made with lamb shanks, chickpeas, spices and yogurt spread over the bread. "Fatta gazzawiah" from Gaza, is served as plain rice cooked in meat or chicken broth and then flavored with mild spices, particularly cinnamon. The rice is laid over a thin, "markook" bread known as "farasheeh" then is smothered in ghee and topped with various meats. [ [http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=1726&ed=115&edid=115 The Foods of Gaza] Laila el-Haddad. "This Week in Palestine". June 2006.]

"Fattoush" is a salad made with toasted pieces of pita bread that falls into the family of fatta dishes, and musakhan, the national dish of Palestine is also considered a fatta dish. A bread soup dish called "fattat" is popularly consumed by workers for breakfast in Syria.

Egyptians prepare and consume a dish called fatta as a feast meal. Considered a traditional Nubian dish, it is prepared on special occasions, such as to celebrate a woman's first pregnancy. It is made with meat with soup and bread served with rice and "molokhia" in a bowl.Jennings, 1995, p. 90.]

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*Citation|title=The Nubians of West Aswan: Village Women in the Midst of Change|first1=Anne M.|last1=Jennings|year=1995|publisher=Lynne Rienner Publishers|ISBN=1555875920
*Citation|title=Arab Folktales from Palestine and Israel|first1=Raphael|last1=Patai|year=1998|publisher=Wayne State University Press|ISBN=0814327109
*Citation|title=Little Foods of the Mediterranean: 500 Fabulous Recipes for Antipasti, Tapas|first1=Clifford A.|last1=Wright|year=2003|publisher=Harvard Common Press|ISBN=1558322272


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