Ful medames (, ; alternate spellings include
ful mudammas, as well as
foule mudammes), or simply
ful, is an
Egyptian dish of cooked
fava beans served with
vegetable oil,
cumin, and optionally with chopped
parsley,
garlic,
onion,
lemon juice, and
chili pepper. It is a staple food in
Egypt, especially in the northern cites of
Cairo and
Gizah. Ful medames is also a common part of the
cuisines of
the Levant, Northeast Africa (
Somalia,
Djibouti,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Sudan),
Yemen, and
Saudi Arabia.