Mosul Bulgur Patties with Walnut & Pomegranate

Mosul, sited on the road that linked Syria and Anatolia with Persia, was the principal city of northern Mesopotamia in the early centuries of our era, and among the things it was famed for were patties such as these. In fact, the patties can be found throughout the Silk Road region. In Lebanon, Egypt, and Syria they are called kibbeh; in southern Iraq and Iran kubba; elsewhere in Iran they are known as chabab or kuefta. The Turks call the dish koftesi. The many variants of the name all desc