Middle East and Africa Vocabulary Terms

Forbidden foods, like pork, are an example of

• Haram

• Halal

• Mazza

• Kosher

Foods people are allowed to eat according to the Islam religion are called

• Haram

• Halal

• Kosher

• Pareve

Which of these pictures is an example of pita bread? A flat, round, hallow bread.

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Which of the following is a grain product made from whole wheat that has been cooked, dried, and cracked?

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Which of the following is the term of appetizer in the Arab States? (Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt)

• Tapas

• Meze

• Mazza

• Antipasto

Which of the following is the name of Iran's national dish? It consists of thin slices of marinated, charbroiled lamb.

• Chicken Satay

• Chelo Kebab

• Shabait

• Kibbutzim

A community in Israel where people work and live together. No profits are gained, but they all have food, clothes, shelter, education, etc.

• Kibbutzim

• Suburb

• Kashrut

• Kosher

Which of these pictures is an example of matzo? An unleavened Jewish bread, similar to a cracker. It reminds the Jewish culture that their ancestors had no time to allow bread to rise when they were fleeing Egypt.

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Religious dietary laws for the Jewish faith

• Vegan

• Kashrut

• Kosher

• Pescatarian

Which of the following foods would be considered Kosher?

• Porkchops

• Lobster

• Cheeseburger

• Hamburger