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pita bread

Triticum aestivum

IN ARABIC خبز عربي

Cut into squares and fried crisp, the crunch scattered over the top.

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CHEMISTRY

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The characteristic compounds documented in this ingredient, plus any the library traces to it in a recipe. Not an exhaustive phytochemistry.

C₈H₁₂N₂
C₈H₁₂N₂

Maillard roast

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No.033

Harrak Osbao

1 · cut into small squares

STEP 5 Pita: meanwhile, fry the pita squares in hot oil until golden and crisp, then drain on paper towels.

STEP 8 Serve: ladle into bowls and crown each with crispy pita, the reserved caramelised onions, and pomegranate seeds. Taste, and sharpen with more lemon or molasses as you like.