Palestine
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Musakhan
Palestine's national dish: sumac-red onions and roast chicken over olive-oil-soaked taboon flatbread, perfumed with allspice and pine nuts. Ingredients: taboon or markook bread, chicken, many onions, sumac (plenty), oliv…
Maqluba
'Upside-down': a pot of rice, spiced meat and vegetables — eggplant, cauliflower, potato — flipped at the table into a golden, layered cake. Ingredients: rice, chicken or lamb, eggplant, cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, o…
Kunafa
Nablus's gift to the sweet world: shredded kunafa pastry (or semolina dough) over stretchy white cheese, baked, soaked in syrup and crowned with pistachio. Ingredients: kunafa pastry or fine semolina, Nabulsi or akkawi c…
Mujaddara
The humble masterpiece of lentils and rice: caramelised-onion depth over a spiced grain base, crowned with more crisp onions and a chopped salad. Ingredients: brown lentils, rice or bulgur, onions (many), olive oil, cumi…
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