This dish definitely anchors the pillars of Middle Eastern cuisine. Just like hummus, tagine, couscous and lamb are fundamental chapters in Levantine feasts, eggplant is a force to be reckoned with, prepared in a myriad of succulent ways. Baba Ghanoush is served mostly as a “mezze”, an appetizer and it can be left chunky or creamed and left at room temperature before serving, to allow the flavors to deepen and become earthier. This is an ever-present Levantine dish. What makes it…
