What exactly is falafel?!

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Falafel is a middle eastern dish. It usually contains mashed chick peas and spices, rolled into small balls and deep fried. It is usually put in pita bread with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onion and is topped with tahini sauce and sometimes hot sauce.

Falafel is a deep fried ball or patty that is made from chickpeas or fava beans and spices. It is a vegetarian food, and is considered to be a fast food, many times offered by street vendors.

Falafel is served with many types of sauces, including tahini or a falafel hot sauce. It can be served alone, or as in a falafel pita sandwich.

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Here is a step by step recipe from scratch, along with an instructional video.

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Now you know exactly what a falafel is (i.e. whats in it and how its made)

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is a ball or patty made from ground chickpeas and/or fava beans. u may wanna check the link below!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel

Falafel comes from the Middle East.
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I'ts a type of savoury pastry.