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What is strained to make labneh?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Which grain is cracked to make bulgur?

    Answer: Wheat

    Why: Bulgur is wheat that is parboiled before it is dried and cracked, not simply raw wheat broken up.

  2. 2 Medium

    Why does arak turn milky when water is added?

    Answer: Anise oil

    Why: Dissolved in strong alcohol, anise oil separates into tiny light-scattering droplets once water dilutes it.

  3. 3 Hard

    Where is coffee drinking first recorded?

    Answer: Yemen

    Why: Wild coffee plants come from Ethiopia, but the first records of brewing them come from Sufis in 15th-century Yemen.

  4. 4 Easy

    Why are Lebanese pickled turnips pink?

    Answer: Beetroot

    Why: Betanin, the red pigment of beets, is also used on its own as a food coloring, labeled E162.

  5. 5 Medium

    When do Levantine Christians bake ma'amoul?

    Answer: At Easter

    Why: Jewish families from Syria, Lebanon and Egypt bake ma'amoul too, for the festival of Purim.

  6. 6 Hard

    Where does Turkey's EU-protected baklava come from?

    Answer: Gaziantep

    Why: Its EU specification names the Antep pistachio as its most important ingredient.

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