Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mixture of ground spiced chickpeas or fava beans that is shaped into balls and deep-fried.
- noun A fried ball made of such a mixture.
- noun A sandwich filled with such balls.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A
Middle Eastern food in the form ofballs made fromchickpeas and other ingredients. Often served in apita . - noun countable A pita with falafel balls inside.
- noun countable A single falafel ball.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Your falafel from the green lagoon could be the start of a whole new trend.
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In Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, Claudia Roden says falafel is made with a mixture of chickpeas and fava beans, while Israelis and Palestinians prefer it made only with chickpeas.
Recipe: Falafel (Φαλάφελ ή Ρεβυθοκεφτέδες) Laurie Constantino 2008
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In Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, Claudia Roden says falafel is made with a mixture of chickpeas and fava beans, while Israelis and Palestinians prefer it made only with chickpeas.
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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Egyptian falafel is made using peeled and dried fava beans (not the yellow split pea Greeks call fava).
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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The key to making tasty falafel is to use dried chickpeas (my first batch was made with cooked chickpeas; the texture was awful), soak the chickpeas at least 24 hours (I only soaked the chickpeas overnight for my second batch; everything about the falafel was wrong), and purée the soaked chickpeas until very smooth (in my third batch, the ground chickpeas were the size of dried couscous; these fell apart in the hot oil).
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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Gretchen, one of the best things about falafel is you can make up the mix way ahead of time.
Recipe: Falafel (Φαλάφελ ή Ρεβυθοκεφτέδες) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Foul could be bought for 1.5 piasters; tamaya in Israel it was called falafel sandwiches were just two piasters—roughly a nickel.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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Egyptian falafel is made using peeled and dried fava beans (not the yellow split pea Greeks call fava).
Recipe: Falafel (Φαλάφελ ή Ρεβυθοκεφτέδες) Laurie Constantino 2008
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Foul could be bought for 1.5 piasters; tamaya in Israel it was called falafel sandwiches were just two piasters—roughly a nickel.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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The key to making tasty falafel is to use dried chickpeas (my first batch was made with cooked chickpeas; the texture was awful), soak the chickpeas at least 24 hours (I only soaked the chickpeas overnight for my second batch; everything about the falafel was wrong), and purée the soaked chickpeas until very smooth (in my third batch, the ground chickpeas were the size of dried couscous; these fell apart in the hot oil).
Recipe: Falafel (Φαλάφελ ή Ρεβυθοκεφτέδες) Laurie Constantino 2008
jennarenn commented on the word falafel
Finally had falafel tonight. Doesn't qualify as fried goodness in my book. :(
October 27, 2008
bilby commented on the word falafel
It wasn't one of those packet-mix ones, was it? Not up to scratch.
October 27, 2008
dontcry commented on the word falafel
It surely was not a proper falafel, then.
October 27, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word falafel
My favorite get-well card has a picture of a pita on the front and the text, "Falafel?"
Inside it says "Well... feel better, okay?"
October 27, 2008
reesetee commented on the word falafel
Haha!
My fellow Wordies are correct, jenn. Sorry you had an awful falafel.
October 28, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word falafel
Some falafel are very yummy indeed. I especially like when they make them crunchy, like (Italian?) meatballs.
October 28, 2008
bilby commented on the word falafel
It took me a day of saying that before I finally got it, chained_bear.
October 28, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word falafel
What does falafel taste like? Here's a brief description.
August 12, 2009