Editing Baba ghanoush (section)

{{short description|Levantine dish of cooked eggplant}}
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{{Infobox food
| name               = Baba ghanoush
| alternate_name     = Baba ganoush, baba ghanouj
| image              = Baba Ganoush 05of05 (8735238183).jpg
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| associated_cuisine = [[Iraq]], [[Armenia]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thearmeniankitchen.com/2011/11/baba-ghanoush.html|title=Baba Ghanoush|work=The Armenian Kitchen|date=4 November 2011|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], [[Israel]], [[Lebanon]], [[Palestine]], [[Greece]], [[Egypt]], [[Tunisia]], and [[Turkey]]
| place_of_origin    = [[Levant]]<ref name="Britannica">{{Britannica|author=LeBlanc, Beverly; McNamee, Gregory Lewis|id=2033086|title=baba ghanoush|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref>
| course             = [[Appetizer]]
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| main_ingredient    = [[Eggplant]], [[olive oil]]
| cookbook           = Baba Ganoush
}}
{{Infobox food
| name               = Mutabbal
| alternate_name     = Moutabbal, m'tabbal
| image              = Baba ganoush and pita.jpg
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| caption            = Mutabbal and [[pita]] bread
| place_of_origin    = [[Levant]]
| course             = [[Appetizer]]
| served             = 
| main_ingredient    = [[Eggplant]], [[olive oil]]
}}

'''Baba ghanoush''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|b|ɑː|b|ə|_|ɡ|ə|ˈ|n|uː|ʃ}} {{respell|BAH|bə|_|gə|NOOSH}}, {{IPAc-en|UKalso|-|_|ɡ|æ|ˈ|n|uː|ʃ}} {{respell|-_|gan|OOSH}}, {{IPAc-en|USalso|-|_|ɡ|ə|ˈ|n|uː|ʒ}} {{respell|-_|gə|NOOZH}};<ref name="OED1">{{Cite OED|baba ganoush|5274143737}}</ref><ref name="AHD">{{Cite American Heritage Dictionary|baba ghanouj|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref name="OED2">[https://web.archive.org/web/20190425111057/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/baba_ghanouj "baba ghanouj"] (US) and {{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/baba+ganoush |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322185721/https://www.lexico.com/definition/baba_ganoush |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-03-22 |title=baba ganoush |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref><ref name="Webster">{{Cite Merriam-Webster|baba ghanoush|access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref> {{Langx|ar|بابا غنوج|bābā ġannūj}} {{pronunciation|Q1072192-ar.ogg|listen|help=no}}), also spelled '''baba ganoush''' or '''baba ghanouj''',<ref name="Britannica"/><ref name="OED1"/><ref name="AHD"/><ref name="OED2"/><ref name="Webster"/><ref name="Marks">{{cite encyclopedia | title = Baba Ghanouj | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Jewish Food | author = Gil Marks | publisher = Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | year = 2010 | isbn = 9780544186316 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=gFK_yx7Ps7cC&pg=PT162 }}</ref> is a [[Levantine cuisine|Levantine appetizer]] consisting of finely chopped roasted [[eggplant]], olive oil,  lemon juice, various seasonings, and [[tahini]].<ref name="Webster"/><ref name="Marks"/><ref>{{Cite book|section=Baba ganoush|date=September 2006|title=[[Oxford English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|edition=3rd|quote=A Middle Eastern (originally Lebanese) dish of puréed roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini.}}</ref> The eggplant is traditionally roasted, baked or [[broiled]] over an open flame before peeling so that the pulp is soft and has a [[Smoke flavor|smoky taste]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Karam Khayat|first1=Marie|last2=Clark Keatinge|first2=Margaret|title=Food from the Arab World|publisher=Khayats|location=Beirut, Lebanon}}</ref> It is a typical ''[[meze]]'' (starter) of the regional cuisine, often served as a side to a main meal and as a [[Dip (food)|dip]] for [[pita]] bread.<ref name="Marks" />

A very similar dish is '''mutabbal''' ({{langx|ar|links=no|متبل||spiced}}), which is sometimes said to be a spicier version of baba ghanoush.