Mfarakeh Explained

Mfarakeh
Alternate Name:mofarakah, mufaraqah
Country:Levant
Region:Arab world
Type:Breakfast
Served:Hot
Main Ingredient:potato, egg, ghee

Mfarakeh (ar|مفركة, also spelled mofarakah or mufaraqah also known as Batata Wa Bayd (ar|بطاطا وبيض) is an Arab dish made of potato, egg, ghee, cumin powder, salt and pepper, in addition chopped coriander leaf for garnish.[1] [2] [3] [4] This dish is very simple to make for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is eaten with Arabic bread (Pita) and Arabic tea.[5]

Mfarakeh is traditionally served as part of a mezze in the Arab world, especially in the Levant (Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan).[6]

Etymology

The word "mfarakeh" (ar|مفركة) is derived from the Arabic verb, ar|فرك|farak, meaning "the rubbed".[7] The root is also used to describe the crumbling apart of fully ripe wheat when rubbed in one's hand[8] or even a wooden whisk used to break up food.[9] This renders the meaning closer to "that which is crumbled or broken apart into bits"; descriptive of the way the egg falls in crumbles around the potatoes.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ciezadlo, Annia. Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War. 2012-02-14. Simon and Schuster. 9781416583943. en.
  2. News: Batata Wa Bayd Mfarakeh (Lebanese Potatoes and Eggs). FoodBlogs. 2017-11-13.
  3. News: This week's picks SBS Food. Food. 2017-11-13. en.
  4. Web site: Visiting Jordan. msnarain. 2016-11-17. a quick guide to the country where east meets the west. 2017-11-13.
  5. Web site: Mfarakeh recipe in the way of video clips. atbaki.com. Atbaki.com. 2017-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20171114092946/http://atbaki.com/recipe/view?slug=%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B7%D8%A7. 2017-11-14. dead.
  6. News: Arabic recipe - Palestinian potatoes and eggs. Arabic. Recipe. 2017-11-13. ar.
  7. Web site: Team . Almaany . Translation and Meaning of farak In English, English Arabic Dictionary of terms . 1 . www.almaany.com. en.
  8. Lane, Edward William (1863), “فرك”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate; pages 2387-2388.
  9. Badawi, El-Said; Hinds, Martin (1986), “ف ر ك”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic: Arabic - English, Beirut: Librairie du Liban; page 653

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