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Chickpeas are generally sold dry or canned today. Before using dried chickpeas for food, it is necessary to leave them in water for 12-24 hours. Chickpea meal has a mild gas-forming effect. It is widely used in rural areas in regions where the winter season is long. It is used in different dishes as well as chickpeas with meat. It has very nutritious properties. In some regions (eg Malatya), small and colorful varieties, which are very little known, are also grown and used in special dishes. In Turkey and other countries of the Near East, chickpeas are roasted and roasted chickpeas are made. In villages, chickpeas are soaked the night before and roasted together with tula in metal trays and eaten. Chickpeas are especially used in Arabic cuisine. Hummus is made from crushed chickpeas and tahini. The most produced countries are Turkey, North Africa, Mexico, India, Pakistan and Spain.

Mayonnaise, colloquially referred to as "mayo", is a thick, creamy sauce or dressing commonly used on sandwiches, hamburgers, composed salads, and French fries. It also forms the base for various other sauces, such as tartar sauce, fry sauce, remoulade, salsa golf, and rouille.

You can call Turkish noodles or cut; It is a kind of pasta obtained by cutting the dough, which is a mixture of flour, oil and salt, into thin sticks or squares with a knife. After being cut, it is kept at room temperature and dried in the oven or in a pan. In some regions of Turkey, eggs are also added to the dough.

Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant. The whole, ground, cracked, or bruised mustard seeds are mixed with water, vinegar, lemon juice, wine, or other liquids, salt, and often other flavourings and spices, to create a paste or sauce ranging in colour from bright yellow to dark brown.

Chickpea is primarily consumed as a dry pulse. The shelled peas are eaten as snack or vegetable. The seed husks can be used as a feed for animals. Chickpeas are also commonly cooked and ground into a paste to produce the popular dish, hummus.

Traditional Albanian pasta. Jufka Dibre. Product of Albania.