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About Hungry Paprikas
Welcome to Hungry Paprikas, a food blog dedicated to sharing authentic and accessible Middle Eastern, North African and Mediterranean recipes. Since its start over 7 years ago, Hungry Paprikas has become a trusted source with a goal of delivering well-tested and perfected step-by-step recipes to hundreds of thousands of readers worldwide.
Founded by Amina Al-Saigh, the lead recipe developer and photographer, Hungry Paprikas includes many of Amina’s family recipes passed down by her mother, like maqluba, Iraqi dolma, and chicken mandi, as well as her own takes on dishes she loves such as her fan-favourite braised chuck roast, halal cart chicken and rice, and addictive cabbage rolls.
Read more about Amina here.
Our Mission
At Hungry Paprikas, every recipe we publish helps us to achieve our mission:
- To make authentic middle eastern recipes easy to re-create and to show the diversity of middle eastern cuisine (it’s not just Shawarma and Hummus!).
- To make dinnertime less stressful and more exciting with flavour-packed, family friendly weeknight recipes.
The Type of Recipes We Share
Here you will find an array of authentic middle eastern recipes and more modern Mediterranean inspired meals. These recipes are either directly from Amina’s family, passed down through generations, or recipes she develops that celebrate Mediterranean flavours while being easy and family friendly.
Here are some of the most popular authentic recipes:
- Maqluba, Amina’s mom’s classic Iraqi version
- Dolma, a popular dish that has hundreds of variations across the region
- Chicken Shawarma, replicated at home to give the most authentic levantine taste and served with toum
- Mandi and Kabsa – popular rice dishes from Yemen and the Gulf
- Desserts like classic Mahalabia, Baklawa and Kunafa.
Our Editorial Guidelines
At Hungry Paprikas, we are committed to earning the trust of our readers by creating accurate and helpful content that serves all people, and applying strict governance guidelines on the content we publish.
With over 3.5 million readers annually, as well as over 265,000 social reach, the Hungry Paprikas team is committed to adhering to the following guidelines:
- Recipes are tested rigorously before publishing to ensure accurate measurements, clear step-by-step instructions and successful results when following the recipe directly.
- Step-by-step photos for most recipes to support reader learning.
- Accurate blog posts that are transparent and well-researched.
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