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Radio 4,14 Oct 2007,25 mins

A Celebration of Meze

The Food Programme

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This week's programme celebrates Mezze…..those delicious nibbles that are an ancient tradition across the Middle East. Henry Dimbleby reports from the Mezze Festival in Lebanon, where he talks to Kamal Mouzawak of the Lebanese Slow Food Movement. Author Anissa Helou joins Sheila Dillon in the studio to discuss the origin of mezze and how it has stood the test of time. Sheila and Anissa taste some kisser – Turkish bourghal salad; some tzatziki and a Persian eggplant dip.

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