African and Middle Eastern Food and Cooking

Halal house call: Mich. agencies launch Meals on Wheels program adhering to Muslim diet laws. Mariam Wehbe learned about a program offering home-delivered meals made according to Islamic law at a good time ? poor health made cooking impossible and a grandson who helps her had to cut back to devote more time to school.

A move by a French fast-food chain to offer halal menus at a handful of restaurants has some politicians fuming, in the latest row over France's increasingly visible Muslim minority.

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Fifty chefs in the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh on Friday mashed up over four tonnes of hummus, beating the Guinness World Record set in Lebanon just months ago.

Hummus war: Israeli chefs strike back in Mideast conflict over beloved dip. Israel has taken the upper hand in a new kind of Mideast conflict, one in which bullets are replaced by chickpeas.

Fifty chefs in the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh on Friday mashed up over four tonnes of hummus, beating the Guinness World Record set in Lebanon just months ago.

Fifty chefs in the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh on Friday mashed up over four tonnes of hummus, beating the Guinness World Record set in Lebanon just months ago.

At the risk of whipping up discord with Lebanon, an Arab-Israeli village is planning to make the world's biggest hummus, a humble chickpea dip that stirs passions across the Middle East.

Come and knock on our door, we've been waiting for you . . . Actually, it's Coolidge Corner that has been waiting for the Regal Beagle. It's named for the pub that is the main characters' hangout in ``Three's Company,'' that innuendo-rich sitcom of the late '70s and early '80s. Every episode involved a hilaaarious misunderstanding. The owners, who also operate the Fenway spot Church, have left no chance for ambiguity at the Beagle. The words ``A Neighborhood Joint'' appear on the restaurant's sign right beneath its name. The neighborhood has everything it needs in the way of sushi, burritos, Thai food, falafel, and Indian restaurants. But it needed a joint. (Mr. Furley, listening at the door: ``Did somebody say they needed a joint? I'm calling the police!'') Or at least a joint like this, with wallet-friendly American bistro food for brunch, lunch, and dinner, serving late; rotating specials to keep regulars from getting bored; plenty of bar snacks, and the bar to go with them. Chef La

At the risk of whipping up discord with Lebanon, an Arab-Israeli village is planning to make the world's biggest hummus, a humble chickpea dip that stirs passions across the Middle East.

Residents of the Israeli town of Shfaram were seeking on Friday to make the world's largest tabbouleh salad, hoping to bring reconciliation after violent Christian-Druze clashes.

While Lebanon may be far from adept at making governments, food is another matter: on Sunday Lebanese chefs came together to break a third Guinness record for food this year -- this time with tabbouleh.

While Lebanon may be far from adept at making governments, food is another matter: on Sunday Lebanese chefs came together to break a third Guinness record for food this year -- this time with tabbouleh.

Lebanese break Israeli record with huge Hummus plate in bid to reaffirm ownership over dip. Lebanese chefs prepared a massive plate of hummus weighing over two tons Saturday that broke a world record organizers said was previously held by Israel ? a bid to reaffirm proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern dip.

Hundreds of garlic-loving Lebanese came together on Saturday to make the largest hummus serving on the world's biggest plate, claiming ownership of the dish with a new Guinness world record.

Hundreds of garlic-loving Lebanese came together on Saturday to make the largest hummus serving on the world's biggest plate, claiming ownership of the dish with a new Guinness world record.

For Muslim women who feel they are violating Islam's teachings by using skin creams with alcohol and pig residues, Layla Mandi has the answer: religiously-correct "halal" cosmetics.

For Muslim women who feel they are violating Islam's teachings by using skin creams with alcohol and pig residues, Layla Mandi has the answer: religiously-correct "halal" cosmetics.

The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems:

Products recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The following recall has been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems: