Tabbouleh

I worry that although everyone has heard of tabbouleh, no one has actually tasted a proper one. Tabbouleh is a Lebanese herb salad with bulgur, not a bulgur salad with herbs, as it often seems to be made. It’s served as a meze in the Middle East and has migrated to America, where it is now regularly sold prepackaged in supermarkets. The taste of a true tabbouleh should not be of wheat but of herbs. The longer the bulgur sits and absorbs the olive oil, lemon juice, tomato, and onion juices,