dukkah
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic دُقَّة (duqqa, “powder, fine dust”)
Noun
dukkah (uncountable)
- An Egyptian dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices, usually eaten by dipping bread into olive oil and then into the mixture.
- 2009 March 4, Florence Fabricant, “Global Flavors Bring a New Zing to the Table”, in New York Times[1]:
- A somewhat nuttier, less spice-driven dukkah blend is made by Juliet Mae Fine Spices & Herbs in San Francisco, $7 for 1.5 ounces from julietmae.com .
Translations
a dry mixture of chopped nuts, seeds and Middle Eastern spices