What is "ful medames"

n. An originally Egyptian/Sudanese dish of cooked, mashed fava beans served with oil and spices, now also popular in neighbouring countries.

Ful medames (, ; other spellings include ful mudammas and '' foule mudammes''), or simply fūl, is a dish of cooked fava beans served with vegetable oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, chili pepper and other vegetable, herb and spice ingredients. It is notably a staple food in Egypt, especially in the northern cites of Cairo and Gizah. Ful medames is also a common part of the cuisines of many Arab, Middle Eastern and African cultures, including in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia and Saudi Arabia.