Kategori: PalestinianCuisine

2 of MayThis week is cookie week 🇵🇸  Palestinian Cookies with a Story: Ka’ak bi Ajwa • Ma’amoul • Jerusalem Ka’ak • Makrouta These aren’t just sweets—they’re centuries of culture, memory, and sumud (steadfastness), shaped into dough and passed from mother to daughter. 🥮 From the semolina-filled rings of Ka’ak bi Ajwa, to the delicate,…

23 of april🇵🇸 Hummus (حمّص) is Palestinian. Full stop. Before it was a grocery store snack or a cafe trend, hummus was a sacred staple on Palestinian tables—served with love, history, and resistance. 🥄 Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, garlic. Simple ingredients, ancient roots. In Palestine, hummus isn’t just food—it’s sumud (steadfastness), it’s land, it’s memory. But…

16 of april🌿 Za’atar Is Resistance 🇵🇸 Za’atar isn’t just a spice blend. It’s history. It’s memory. It’s defiance growing wild through cracked concrete in colonized lands. In Palestine, za’atar — the fragrant wild herb — is more than flavor. It’s cultural identity. It’s a livelihood. It’s freedom. And it’s been criminalized. Since 2006, foraging…

9 of april  🍉 More Than a Fruit: The Watermelon as a Symbol of Resistance To some, it’s just a refreshing summer snack.To Palestinians, it’s history. Identity. Defiance. After the 1967 war, Israel banned the Palestinian flag—and even its colors: red, green, black, and white. When an Israeli officer told artist Sliman Mansour, “Even if…