Wikipedia's first sentence called it “arab dish that uses pieces of stale”. Today it says “dish eaten in the arab world consisting of pieces of fresh”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Fatteh ( meaning crushed or crumbs , also romanized as fette , fetté , fatta or fattah ) is a Damascene and Jordanian dish that uses pieces of stale, toasted or fresh flatbread as a foundation upon which various ingredients are added on top for the bread to be mixed and crushed with. As flatbreads quickly tend to get stiff when exposed to air, it is indeed a way of using stale bread. Two words " شاميات " (" Shâmiyât " / " The Damascenes ") and " فتّات " (" Fettât", the plural of "Fetté" ) refer to the entire class of Levantine dishes that use crumbled flatbreads in their preparation.1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Fatteh ( Arabic 'crumbs', also romanized as fatta or fattah ) is an Arab dish that uses pieces of stale, toasted or fresh flatbread as a foundation upon which various ingredients are added on top. It is a way of using of stale bread, as flatbreads tend to get stiff when exposed to air quickly. Fattit , the plural form, refers to the entire class of Levantine dishes that use crumbled flatbreads in their preparation.
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Fatteh ( meaning crushed or crumbs , also romanized as fette , fetté , fatta or fattah ) also Shâmiyât ( "Damascene"), is a class of Levantine dishes consisting of pieces of fresh, toasted, or stale flatbread covered with other ingredients.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Egyptian and Levantine dish Fatteh ( meaning crushed or crumbs , also romanized as fette , fetté , fatta or fattah ) is an Egyptian and Levantine dish consisting of pieces of fresh, toasted, grilled, or stale flatbread covered with other ingredients that vary according to region.It is also some times referred to as shâmiyât ( "Damascene") in the Levant area.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Egyptian and Levantine dish Fatteh ( Arabic : فتّة meaning crushed or crumbs , also romanized as fette , fetté , fatta or fattah ) is a dish eaten in the Levant and Egypt consisting of pieces of fresh, toasted, grilled, or fried flatbread covered with other ingredients that vary according to region.It is also some times referred to as shâmiyât ( Arabic : شاميات "Damascene") in the Levant area.
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arab dish that uses pieces of stale
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dish eaten in the arab world consisting of pieces of fresh
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