Name a Middle Eastern dish

The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.

• Molokhia— One Fatimid caliph reportedly banned commoners from eating it.

Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.

• Abgoosht
• Abu Shoushe
• Acibadem Kurabiyesi
• Acma
• Adana kebab
• Adas Polo
• Adasi
• Afelia
• Aish al-Jazar
• Aish As-Saraya
• Akcaabat Koftesi
• Al-Mudalal
• Alacati Kurabiyesi
• Alani
• Albaloo Polo
• Ali Nazik
• Ali Pasa Kebabi
• Amba
• Amich
• Ankara Tava
• Anoushabour
• Apio
• Arayes
• Areekah
• Arganak
• Armut Tatlisi
• Arnabeet
• Arnavut Cigeri
• Arxavk
• Asbe Sawda
• Aseeda
• Asfanakhyh
• Ash reshteh
• Ash-E Anar
• Ash-E Doogh
• Ash-E Jow
• Ashishim
• Asure
• Avshirink
• Ay Coregi
• Ayva Tatlisi
• Ayvalik Toast
• Badem Ezmesi
• Bagaca
• Bagdat Hurma Tatlisi
• Baghala Ghatogh
• Baghali polo
• Bagharch
• Bahcivan Kebabi
• Bahraini Halwa
• Bajella
• Bajjaria
• Bakla Ezmesi
• Balaleet
• Balik Dolma
• Balik Ekmek
• Balik Iskender
• Balila
• Bamia
• Bamieh Bi Zeit
• Baqdonsiyyeh
• Barazek
• Barazidhaj
• Barbari
• Barbunya Pilaki
• Basbousa
• Bashmina
• Baslogh
• Bastani
• Basturma
• Batata harra
• Bataw
• Baterish
• Bathieth
• Bathinjan Mahshi
• Bayth Elgitta
• Baytinijan Maqli
• Bazlama
• Bedengan Mekhalel
• Beji
• Berbesel
• Besara
• Beyin Salatasi
• Beyran Corbasi
• Beyti Kebab
• Bici Bici
• Biga Peynir Tatlisi
• Bint al-sahn
• Birinc Bi Mash
• Birinca Sor
• Biscochos
• Bonab Kabab
• Borani Esfenaj
• Bostan Kebabi
• Boyoz
• Bozbash
• Bugu Kebabi
• Bukayla
• Bukhari Rice
• Bulbul Yuvasi
• Bulgur Pilaf
• Burbara
• Burdur Sis
• Burghul Ahmar
• Burghul Biz Zeit
• Burma
• Bursa Cantik Pide
• Bushala
• Cag Kebab
• Cardak Kebabi
• Cerkez Tavugu
• Cevizli Biber
• Cevizli Kurabiye
• Cevizli Sucuk
• Cezerye
• Chebab
• Chelo kabab
• Chelow
• Chenjeh
• Chichma
• Chigirtma
• Choereg
• Chraime
• Cig Borek
• Çiğ köfte
• Ciger Kebabi
• Cilbir
• Cimcik Eriste
• Coban Kavurma
• Çoban Salatası
• Cokertme Kebabi
• Comlek Kebabi
• Cop Sis
• Dagga
• Daghabis
• Daheen
• Daktyla
• Dampokhtak
• Dande Kebab
• Dango
• Daoud Bacha
• Daoukieh
• Darabeel
• Debyaza
• Deleh Mehshi
• Demir Tatlisi
• Dilber Dudagi
• Djaj Meshwi
• Dokhwa
• Dokliw
• Dolmeh Felfel
• Domates Mucveri
• Domatesli Pilav
• Dondurma
• Dopiazeh
• Doymenj
• Dugun Corbasi
• Dukkah
• Edirne Cigeri
• Eetch
• Eggah
• Eish Baladi
• Eish el Kaizer
• Eish Fayesh
• Eish Fino
• Eish Merahrah
• Eish Shami
• Eish Shamsi
• Ekmek Kadayifi
• Elba
• Elma Tatlisi
• Eriste Corbasi
• Estamboli Polo
• Etli Bamya
• Etli Ekmek
• Etli Pilav
• Etli Taze Fasulye
• Ezme
• Ezogelin Corbasi
• Fahsa
• Fakhfakhina
• Faloodeh
• Farasheeh
• Fasolia
• Fasolia Bizzeit
• Fasoulya Khadra
• Fasulye Pilaki
• Fatayer
• Fatet Batinjan
• Fatoot
• Fatta
• Fatteh
• Fatteh Bi Hummus
• Fatteh Bil Lahm
• Fatteh Bissamn
• Fatteh Bizzayt
• Fatteh Ghazzawiyyeh
• Fattet Djaj
• Fattet Makdous
• Fereni
• Fermoza
• Fesenjan— Persian chicken stew thickened with walnuts and pomegranate molasses.
• Fesikh
• Feteer meshaltet
• Fi Ga'atah
• Filibe Kofte
• Fincan Boregi
• Fistikli Durum
• Flaouna
• Freekeh
• Freekeh Pilaf
• Freekeh Soup
• Fritas de Prasa
• Frsee'ah
• Fukharit Adas
• Ful Nabet
• Gabout
• Gata
• Gaz
• Gaziler Helvasi
• Gers Ogaily
• Ghameh
• Ghandi Bread
• Ghapama
• Gheymeh
• Ghorayiba
• Ghormeh sabzi
• Gilul
• Girdo
• Gollash
• Gondi
• Gosh-E Fil
• Gözleme
• Gul Boregi
• Gullac
• Gullurikya
• Habra
• Halaweh Homsiyyeh
• Halawet el Jibn
• Halawet el Riz
• Haleem
• Halim Bademjan
• Halka Tatlisi
• Halloumopita
• Hamam Mahshi
• Hamin
• Haminados
• Hamsi Tava
• Hamsili Pilav
• Haneeth
• Hanim Gobegi
• Hanini
• Harees
• Harira
• Harraa Esba'o
• Haslama
• Hawawshi
• Haydari
• Hayrabolu Tatlisi
• Haytali
• Helatiye
• Hellim Boregi
• Hilbah
• Hosmerim
• Hummus Bi Lahmeh
• Hunkar Begendi
• Hunkari Kebabi
• Hur U Ruvi
• Icli Pide
• Ijjit Kousa
• Ikra
• Imam bayildi
• Incik
• Incir Tatlisi
• Incir Uyusturmasi
• Inegol Kofte
• Ingriyi
• Irmik Helvasi
• Isfahan Beryan
• Iskembe Corbasi
• Iskender kebab
• Iskilip Dolmasi
• Islak Burger
• Islama Kofte
• Islim Kebabi
• Ispanakli Kek
• Ispanakli Yumurta
• Israeli salad
• Israeli schnitzel
• Izmir Bombasi
• Izmir Kofte
• Jachnun
• Jami
• Jareesh
• Jarmazaj
• Jawaneh
• Jerusalem Bagel
• Jerusalem mixed grill
• Jesheed
• Jez Mez
• Joshpara
• Jujeh kabab
• Ka'abur
• Ka'ak
• Ka'ak Bi Ajwa
• Kaak Bi Semsem
• Kabab Bakhtiari
• Kabab Barg
• Kabab Ghafghazi
• Kabab Jegar
• Kabab Kenjeh
• Kabab Lari
• Kabab Loghmeh
• Kabab Shandiz
• Kabab Soltani
• Kabab Tabei
• Kabab Torsh
• Kabab Vaziri
• Kabak Cicegi Dolmasi
• Kabak Dolmasi
• Kabak Tatlisi
• Kadayif
• Kadayif Dolmasi
• Kade
• Kadinbudu Kofte
• Kafkalies
• Kafta Harra
• Kafta Meshwi
• Kafta Nayyeh
• Kagit Kebabi
• Kahi
• Kahk
• Kalam Polo
• Kalamar Tava
• Kalburabasti
• Kalle Joosh
• Kamounia
• Kandil Simidi
• Kapuska
• Kar' Assaly
• Karabeej Halab
• Karadeesh
• Karides Guvec
• Karniyarik
• Kashk e bademjan
• Katayef Asafiri
• Kateh
• Kateh Kebab
• Katmer
• Kavala Almond Cookies
• Kavurma
• Kaware'
• Kaysefe
• Kazandibi
• Kebab Halabi
• Kebab Halla
• Kebab Hindi
• Kebab Kamayeh
• Kebab Karaz
• Kebab Khashkhash
• Kebbe Lakteen
• Kebbe Zghartweih
• Kebda Eskandarani
• Keftedes
• Kelane
• Kemalpasa Tatlisi
• Kersha
• Keşkek
• Keskul
• Kesme
• Kestane Sekeri
• Khabees
• Khaliat Nahl
• Khameer
• Khanfaroosh
• Khash
• Khashlama
• Khobbeizeh
• Khobz al Tawa
• Khoresh Bademjan
• Khoresh Karafs
• Khoresh-E Alu
• Khoresh-E Alu Esfenaj
• Khoresh-E Bamieh
• Khoresh-E Gharch
• Khoresh-E Havij
• Khoresh-E Kadu
• Khorovats
• Khubeza Patties
• Khubz al-Abbas
• Khubz Tannur
• Khyar Bi Laban
• Kibbeh Bi Siniyyeh
• Kibbeh Halabiyyeh
• Kibbeh Hamdah
• Kibbeh Labaniyeh
• Kibbeh Moselleyh
• Kibbeh nayyeh
• Kibbeh Qras
• Kibbeh Raas
• Kibbeh Safarjaliyeh
• Kibbeh Samak
• Kibbeh Simmaa'iyyeh
• Kishk Soup
• Kisir
• Kizartma
• Kleftiko
• Kleicha
• Kofta Bi Bandora
• Kofta Bi Tahini
• Koftet el Hati
• Koftet Rozz
• Kokorec
• Kol Boregi
• Kololak
• Kolompeh
• Koloocheh
• Komaj
• Komaj Sehen
• Kombe
• Komroh
• Kopoglu
• Kos Helva
• Kotlet
• Kousa Mahshi
• Koylu Pastasi
• Kubaneh
• Kubba Burghul
• Kubba Halab
• Kubbeh Adom
• Kubbeh Matfuniya
• Kubbeh soup
• Kubideh
• Kudam
• Kuft-E Rize
• Kufteh Tabrizi
• Kuki
• Kuku sabzi
• Kuku Sibzamini
• Kulbasti
• Kuleche
• Kulerenaske
• Kumpir
• Kumru
• Kuru Fasulye
• Kutildewk
• Kutilk
• Kuymak
• Kuyu Kebabi
• Kuzu Guvec
• Kuzu Haslama
• Kuzu Incik Kebabi
• Kuzu Kapama
• Kuzu Sis
• Laban Immo
• Labiq
• Labneh Jarashiyyeh
• Laffa
• Lahem Meshwi
• Lahoh
• Lakerda
• Lapa
• Lauzeenaj
• Laz Boregi
• Libba
• Loobia Polo
• Lor Tatlisi
• Lountza
• Luqaimat
• Ma'amoul
• Maarouk
• Macarona Bechamel
• Macaroni Hamin
• Machboos
• Macun
• Madfoon
• Madghout
• Madini Rice
• Madroob
• Mafroukeh
• Magarina Bulli
• Maghaziliyah
• Maghuta
• Mahi Kebab
• Mahmous
• Mahshi
• Mahshoosh
• Maidem
• Makanek
• Makaronia Tou Fournou
• Makdous
• Makhlouta
• Makmoura
• Malawach
• Malban
• Malfouf
• Malfouf Mahshi
• Malfouf Salad
• Malgoum
• Malooga
• Maltoot
• Mamounia
• Manakish
• Mandi
• Manisa Kebabi
• Mann al Sama
• Mantapour
• Manti
• Maqali
• Maqluba— Its name means upside down; the whole pot gets flipped.
• Maqshush
• Marabyan
• Maraq
• Maras Dondurmasi
• Margat Bamia
• Margat Baytinijan
• Margoog
• Masghati
• Masgouf
• Mashkhool
• Mashuai
• Mashwi Jeder
• Masli
• Masmouta
• Masoub
• Mast O Khiar
• Matazeez
• Matbucha
• Mathlotha
• Mathrouba
• Meghli
• Mehir
• Melitzanosalata
• Menemen
• Mercimek Corbasi
• Mercimek Koftesi
• Mesir Macunu
• Met Helvasi
• Mfarakeh
• Mfaraket Koussa
• Midye Dolma
• Midye Tava
• Mifa Bread
• Mirza ghasemi
• Misir Ekmegi
• Mjadrat Fasoulya
• Morasa Polo
• Moujadara Hamra
• Msabbaha
• Muaddas
• Mufattah
• Muhalla Bread
• Muhallebi
• Muhammara
• Mujaddara
• Mujalaleh
• Mumawwash
• Mumbar
• Muqalab
• Musakhan— Sumac chicken on flatbread, Palestine's national dish.
• Muska Boregi
• Muska Pestili
• Mutabbaq Samak
• Nabulsiyyeh
• Naem
• Nan-E Berenji
• Nan-E Kabab
• Nan-E Nokhodchi
• Nan-E Shekari
• Nane Niskan
• Nargesi
• Nargesi Kebab
• Nazoochi
• Nazook
• Nevzine
• Niskene
• Nokul
• Nor Boregi
• Omani Halwa
• Orcik
• Orez Shu'it
• Orman Kebabi
• Osmalieh
• Ozbek Pilavi
• Pacha
• Parev
• Pargiyot
• Patates Kebabi
• Patlican Kebabi
• Patlican Salatasi
• Patlicanli Pilav
• Pepecura
• Perde Pilav
• Pestil
• Peynir Helvasi
• Peynirli Pide
• Pide
• Pideli Kofte
• Piliç Dolma
• Pirashki
• Pisi
• Pismaniye
• Piyaz
• Pogaca
• Poolaki
• Puf Boregi
• Puruzyen
• Putete Chap
• Qabuli
• Qalayet Bandora
• Qarymutah
• Qatayef
• Qawarma
• Qeema
• Qeli
• Qidra
• Qirs Altaabi
• Qolqas
• Qottab
• Qursan
• Quzi
• Ragag
• Raheb
• Rahmeh
• Ramazan Kebabi
• Ranginak
• Rashoof
• Ravikos
• Rekakat
• Reshteh Khoshkar
• Reza Qeena
• Riz Bi Djaj
• Riz Bil Foul
• Roka Salatasi
• Roz bel laban
• Roz Meammar
• Rubiyan Salad
• Rummaniyya
• Sab Alqafsha
• Sabich
• Sabzi Khordan
• Sabzi polo
• Sabzi Polo Ba Mahi
• Sad el Hanak
• Sade Pilav
• Saj bread
• Sajiyeh
• Sakhana
• Saksuka
• Salad Olivieh
• Salat Hatzilim
• Salatet Jarjir
• Saleeg
• Salona
• Saltah
• Saluf
• Samak Mofa
• Samanu
• Sambali
• Samke harra
• Samoon
• Sangak
• Saray Helva
• Sarburma
• Sariyer Boregi
• Sawabe Zeinab
• Sayadieh
• Seer Torshi
• Sekerpare
• Semsek
• Sevketibostan
• Sevketibostan Yemegi
• Sfiha
• Sfouf
• Sh'ayriyah
• Sh'ifurah
• Sha'atha
• Shafut
• Shakriyeh
• Shamakhshi
• Shamishi
• Shanklish
• Sheermal
• Sheftalia
• Sheikh al-Mahshi
• Shifta
• Shilah
• Shirazi Salad
• Shirdan
• Shirin Polo
• Shish barak
• Shish Kofte
• Shishlik
• Sholeh
• Sholeh zard
• Shorbat Adas
• Shuwa
• Sikh Lahme
• Sillik
• Simit
• Simsimiyah
• Siniyyet Kebab
• Sirabi
• Sivas Kebabi
• Snounieh
• Sobiyet
• Sofrito
• Soğan Kebabı
• Sohan
• Sosis Bandari
• Soup-E Morgh
• Soutzoukos
• Souvla
• Stuffed Dates
• Su Boregi
• Su Muhallebisi
• Sucuk Ekmek
• Sufganiyot
• Sujuk
• Sumaghiyyeh
• Sungeriye
• Supangle
• Susuz Kebap
• Sut Helvasi
• Sütlaç
• Sutlu Nuriye
• Suwar As Sitt
• Taboon bread
• Taftoon
• Tahchin
• Tahdig
• Tahin Pekmez
• Tahini Cookies
• Tahini Roll
• Tahinli Pide
• Tahinopita
• Taj al Malik
• Talas Boregi
• Talas Kebabi
• Talbina
• Tameez
• Tamriyeh
• Tandir Kebabi
• Tantuni
• Taramasalata
• Tarator
• Tarhana
• Tas Kadayif
• Tas Kebabi
• Tasabea
• Tavas
• Tavuk Gogsu
• Tebit
• Tefti
• Tepsi baytinijan
• Terbiyeli Sulu Kofte
• Testi Kebabi
• Thareed
• Thlokheh
• Tire Kofte
• Tirshik
• Tishpishti
• Tjvjik
• Tokat Kebabi
• Topik
• Torshi
• Toum
• Toyga Corbasi
• Trilece
• Tulumba
• Turlu
• Umm Ali
• Un Helvasi
• Un Kurabiyesi
• Unutmabeni Tatlisi
• Urfa kebab
• Van Pastasi
• Vezir Parmagi
• Waggafi Bread
• Warbat
• Xebise
• Yakh Dar Behesht
• Yakhnet Sabanikh
• Yantiq
• Yassi Kadayif
• Yayla Corbasi
• Yaz Helvasi
• Yerushalmi Kugel
• Yuksuk Corbasi
• Zaban
• Zalabia
• Zalatina
• Zarb
• Zardah
• Zerde
• Zereshk polo
• Zeytin Piyazi
• Zeytoon Parvardeh
• Zhug
• Zibdieh
• Zini Hamursuzu
• Znoud el Sit
• Zurbian

Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.

• Biryani— Iraqi and Gulf biryani earn it a seat beside kabsa.
• Börek
• Fattoush
• Ful medames
• Halloumi
• Halva
• Kabsa
• Kibbeh
• Knafeh
• Kofta
• Koshari
• Labneh
• Lahmacun
• Lavash
• Mansaf
• Moussaka
• Pilaf
• Sambusak— Arab stuffed pastry, baked or fried; the Gulf calls it samosa.
• Shish taouk
• Tagine— Moroccan clay-pot stew, kept although the Maghreb sits outside the pin.
• Tahini— Sesame paste that counts here as the mezze table's base sauce.
• Turkish delight

A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.

• Baba ganoush
• Baklava
• Couscous
• Dolma
• Doner kebab
• Gyro— Greek take on the döner, allowed by a generous ruling here.
• Pita
• Shakshuka
• Shish kebab
• Tabbouleh
• Tzatziki

The most common answer on the board.

• Falafel
• Hummus
• Kebab
• Shawarma