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World Service,4 mins

Syria's soul food - the magic of makdous

The Fifth Floor

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It's a delicious mix of aubergine, walnuts and chillies, and an essential part of a Syrian breakfast. At this time of year, Syrian women would usually be surveying rows of newly bottled makdous, having spent days boiling and stuffing kilos of aubergines. Alma Hassoun of 麻豆社 Monitoring explains how war has affected this tradition. Picture: Vegetable market in Aleppo, Syria in August 2016 Credit: THAER MOHAMMED/AFP/Getty Images

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