Za’atar

Zaatar

What it is

The word means both the blend and the wild hyssop in it, which is protected in parts of the Levant because over-picking nearly wiped it out. Sumac gives the sourness, toasted sesame the body — a blend that is as much texture as flavour.

In the kitchen

Mix it with olive oil into a paste before spreading on bread. Dry on the surface it just falls off.

Goes with

Olive oil Sumac Sesame T65 bread flour Yogurt Feta Tomato Cucumber

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