tabbouleh

Thân thiện

A chef prepares a fresh bowl of tabbouleh for a restaurant customer.

Definition

Noun: A Middle Eastern salad dish consisting primarily of finely chopped fresh parsley, mint, tomatoes, onions (especially scallions), and bulgur wheat, typically seasoned with lemon juice and olive oil.

Usage

"Tabbouleh" is an uncountable noun referring to the prepared dish as a whole. It is used to describe the specific salad item, often as a side dish or part of a mezze spread. * We ordered hummus and tabbouleh to start. * This restaurant makes the best tabbouleh I've ever tasted. * For a lighter lunch, she had a bowl of tabbouleh.

Advanced Usage

• As a culinary term: The word is used in menus, recipes, and food writing to denote this specific salad. Its preparation and ingredient ratios (e.g., parsley-heavy vs. bulgur-heavy) can vary by region.
  • The key to authentic tabbouleh is using a vast amount of very finely chopped flat-leaf parsley.

Variants and Related Words

• Tabouli: A common alternative spelling in English.
• Parsley salad: A descriptive term sometimes used, though it is less specific than "tabbouleh."

Different Meanings

The word "tabbouleh" has a single, specific culinary meaning and is not used with other distinct definitions.

Synonyms

• Herb salad: A very general term that could describe tabbouleh but lacks specificity.
• Parsley and bulgur salad: A descriptive phrase for the dish.

Note: There are no idioms or phrasal verbs associated with the noun "tabbouleh."

Học thuật

Noun

1. a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat

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