Mfarakeh (, also spelled ''mofarakah'' or ''mufaraqah'' also known as Batata Wa Bayd () is an Arab dish made of potato,

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, cumin powder,

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, in addition chopped

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leaf for garnish. This dish is very simple to make for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It is eaten with Arabic bread (Pita) and

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. Mfarakeh is traditionally served as part of a

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Etymology

The word "mfarakeh" () is derived from the Arabic verb, , meaning "the rubbed". The root is also used to describe the crumbling apart of fully ripe wheat when rubbed in one's hand or even a wooden whisk used to break up food.Badawi, El-Said; Hinds, Martin (1986), “ف ر ك”, i
A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic: Arabic - English
Beirut: Librairie du Liban; page 653 This renders the meaning closer to "that which is crumbled or broken apart into bits"; descriptive of the way the egg falls in crumbles around the potatoes.

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{{cuisine Arab cuisine Levantine cuisine Syrian cuisine Lebanese cuisine Palestinian cuisine Jordanian cuisine

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