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Choco Prince 530 530 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

Choco Prince

Choco Prince is two cookie biscuits stuck together with chocolate cream, then covered in milk chocolate. This delicious Belgian treat is quite beloved by many who grew up around the…

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Baldo Rice 552 581 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

Baldo Rice

Turkish Baldo rice is a delicious short-grain rice very similar to Italian Arborio rice (in fact, Baldo is a hybrid of Arborio and Stirpe varieties). It can absorb lots of…

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British Sweets 644 500 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

British Sweets

The Mediterranean Bakery is delighted to offer a wide selection of delicious British sweets, including: Quality Street, Cadbury, Smarties, Flake, Twirl, Aero, Mars bars, Lion bars and more! Yum!

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Get Your Freekeh On! 759 390 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

Get Your Freekeh On!

Freekeh is an ancient grain made from green durum wheat that is roasted and then threshed to give it a delicious nutty flavor. Low in fat and high in both…

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amba mango pickle 369 557 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

amba mango pickle

Amba is a spicy and very flavorful Iraqi-Indian condiment made from mangoes pickled in vinegar & salt, then spiced with fenugreek, turmeric & chilies. It’s usually eaten alongside falafel, kabobs…

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Nigella “Black Seed” 838 555 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

Nigella “Black Seed”

Nigella sativa is an herbaceous flowering plant native to the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Nigella seeds are sometimes called black cumin or kalonji – but they’re most…

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Halawa (Halva) 869 594 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

Halawa (Halva)

Halawa or Halva is a Mediterranean version of fudge: A sweet confection popular throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, made from nuts or wheat (in our case, sesame), cream, and honey, sugar…

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Sweet of Nuts 404 449 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

Sweet of Nuts

The first candied treats were invented thousands of years ago in the Eastern Mediterranean when ancient Egyptian and Greek chefs mixed honey with different dried fruits and nuts. This month’s…

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Mesir macunu 493 492 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

Mesir macunu
500 YEARS AGO in Istanbul, Ayse Hafsa Sultan — the mother of Suleyman the Magnificent — suddenly fell ill. None of the palace physicians at Topkapi could cure her. Desperate to help his mother, Suleyman asked Merkez Efendi to find a cure. Mesir macunu was the result. Made from over 40 different ingredients mesir macunu is a sweet toffee paste regularly used as a tonic in Turkey — and renowned for its aphrodisiac effects on both women and men. The Mediterranean Bakery offers a 420g/14.8oz jar of mesir macunu for only $9.95! read more
Chickpeas 993 691 Mediterranean Bakery & Cafe - Alexandria, Virginia

Chickpeas

Featured in this month’s Recipe of the Month, chickpeas have been cultivated in the Middle East for 10,000 years, and are one of the oldest and most popular legumes or…

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