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n. A form of dumpling, from the Levant, made of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat.
Wikipedia
Kibbeh, kibbe, kebbah (also kubbeh, kubbah, kubbi) (pronunciation varies with region) is a Levantine dish made of bulgur (cracked wheat), minced onions, and finely ground lean beef, lamb, goat or camel meat with Middle-Eastern spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, allspice). The best-known variety is a torpedo-shaped fried croquette stuffed with cooked minced beef or lamb with onion and sautéed pine nuts.
Other types of kibbeh may be shaped into balls or patties, and baked, cooked in broth, or served raw. Kibbeh is considered to be the national dish of many Middle Eastern countries.
Kibbeh is a popular dish in Middle Eastern, and North African cuisine. Mainly, it is found in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan,Palestine, Egypt (kubbeh, kebbah, or koubeiba), Iraq, as well as, Armenia (ltsonvats ), Kurdistan, Iran, Israel, Cyprus (koupa, plural koupes), the Arabian Peninsula, Turkey (içli köfte or bulgur koftesi).
It is also found throughout several Latin American countries which received substantial numbers of Levantine immigrants during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras and Mexico. (see Palestinian community in Chile, Lebanese diaspora, Syrian diaspora.)
Usage examples of "kibbeh".
He had piled his plate with mezzah, houmous, moutabel, lightly grilled halloumi cheese, samhousek, kibbeh and stuffed vine leaves.
Anyone can make kibbeh nayeh, anyone can make anything by following directions, but to make it right .
Lily places a platter of kibbeh nayeh in the center, followed by a bowl of tabooleh, a brimming casserole of stuffed koosa and a pot of bezzella and roz.
He presses his portion of kibbeh flat with his fork, drizzles it with olive oil, tears off a bite-size piece of flat bread, wraps a bite of kibbeh in it and eats.