{"id":3232,"date":"2020-07-02T18:23:59","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T18:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wehalal.co\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:20:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T16:20:58","slug":"zaatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wehalal.co\/blog\/zaatar\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Zaatar? Learn Benefits, Uses, and Top 5 Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Za’atar is an herb spice mixture that includes the herb along with toasted sesame seeds, dried sumac, often salt, as well as other spices depending on what region you are from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In its simplest definition, Zaatar is the Arabic word for oregano. The word is used for anything and everything that is made from oregano: the oregano plant itself, dried oregano, and even for the spice mix made using oregano, sesame seeds, and sumac!<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact traces of Zaatar can be found from ancient Egypt to the lavant and throughout North Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is evidence that a za’atar plant was known and used in Ancient Egypt, though its ancient name has yet to be determined with certainty.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remains of Thymbra spicata, one species used in modern za’atar preparations, were found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, and according to Dioscorides, this particular species was known to the Ancient Egyptians as saem.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a family of related Middle Eastern herbs, it contains plants from oregano, basil thyme, savory plants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Used throughout Mediterranean cuisine, both the herb and spice<\/a> mixture are popular throughout the Mediterranean region of the Middle East and North Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recipes with a cultural twist can be found in varieties in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and is used to make local varieties of the spice mixture.<\/span><\/p>\n

A quick and authentic way to try zaatar is to dip bread in olive oil then dip the olive oil bread into the zaatar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Out of all the countries Za’atar has historical significance for Palestinians, some of whom see the presence of za’atar as the signifier of a Palestinian household.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Palestinian refugees, plants and foods such as za’atar also serve as signifiers of the house, village, and region from which they hailed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zaatar is also widely used on food such as boiled eggs, garlicky yogurt, canned chickpeas, and exciting and exciting stuff (roast chicken, green sauce, homemade hummus).<\/span><\/p>\n

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