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Condiment made from ground fenugreek seeds
Hulbah
,
holbah
,
helbeh
or
hilbeh
(
Arabic
:
????
) is a
condiment
made from ground
fenugreek
seeds. A traditional Yemeni food,
[1]
now popularized among other cultures as well, especially by
Yemenite Jews
in Israel, who have introduced it to other ethnic groups.
[2]
Hulbah
greatly expands when added to water. When whisked in a bowl, it takes on a light, frothy texture. It is consumed almost every day domestically in Yemen, and can be eaten by itself or added to
saltah
and
fahsa
.
[3]
A dollop of
hulbah
is often dished out of the larger batch and added to hot soup.
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