Ful Medames
Ful medames is moderate, held there by a squeeze of lemon over the mashed fava beans.
This is slow-cooked fava beans mashed with garlic, olive oil, cumin, parsley, and lemon.
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Lemon keeps it from being low — the fava beans are only moderate on their own, but the splash of lemon is a citrus liberator, and even a small acidulant amount is enough to hold the dish at moderate.
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Fava and cumin sit in the middle — both the beans and the cumin land moderate, while the garlic, olive oil, and parsley stay milder, so the beans and seasoning are the rest of the picture.
Skipping the lemon and leaning on the garlic and olive oil brings this down toward its calmer base.
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