Eating authentically prepared food lets you taste the very essence of a country and draws far fewer angry glares than chewing on its national flag. Savor essential Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 at Elham Restaurant in New Castle.

An oasis of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors, Elham Restaurant serves up kebabs, pitas, salads, and a menu of fresh-cooked regional savories. The authentic shish kebab's lean lamb marinates, before roasting, on a rod while meditating about the meaning of tastiness ($7.25 small, $13.50 large). A well-stocked salad menu tosses regional flavors in a mix of green, including the gyro salad—a choice of meat atop lettuce, tomato, and fries ($7.65). To make the yakni, chefs stew ground beef in tomato sauce, then dish it up atop rice with a coterie of green beans ($6.50). Kibbi, kufta, and other Arab delights are arrayed on platters or sandwiched into morsels packaged to deliver mouthfuls of flavor.