Palestinian cuisine

“Culinary Palestine”—Fadi Kattan in an excerpt from Sumud

“Culinary Palestine”—Fadi Kattan in an excerpt from Sumud

Celebrity Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan presents stories and recipes from his long experience cooking in Bethlehem and beyond.

31 JANUARY 2025 • By Fadi Kattan
Green Almonds in Ramallah

Green Almonds in Ramallah

Palestinian-Californian cook and author Wafa Shami ecstatically recalls the youthful joy of eating green almonds.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Brahim El Guabli
Ma’moul: Toward a Philosophy of Food

Ma’moul: Toward a Philosophy of Food

Bethlehem chef and writer Fadi Kattan muses on the philosophy of food and faith, choosing local tradition over...

15 APRIL 2022 • By Ella Shohat
“Breaking Bread, Building Bridges”: a Film Review

“Breaking Bread, Building Bridges”: a Film Review

Mischa Geracoulis reviews an Arab-Jewish food for peace documentary shot in Haifa.

15 APRIL 2022 • By Alia Mossallam
An Oral History of Mouloukhiya from Egypt, Palestine, Tunisia and Japan

An Oral History of Mouloukhiya from Egypt, Palestine, Tunisia and Japan

Four cooks from Egypt to Japan talk about their family lore and personal experience preparing mouloukhiya.

24 JANUARY 2022 • By Fadi Kattan
Wafa Shami’s Palestinian Mulukhiyah

Wafa Shami’s Palestinian Mulukhiyah

The food blogger who launched Palestine in a Dish gives us some background on the wonderful green herbalicious...

25 JULY 2021 • By Brahim El Guabli
Fadi Kattan’s Fatteh Ghazawiya الفتة الغزاوية

Fadi Kattan’s Fatteh Ghazawiya الفتة الغزاوية

A Bethlehem chef reaches back to childhood to fish out a family recipe for delicious fatteh he remembers...

25 JULY 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Maqloubeh Behind the Wall in Bethlehem

Maqloubeh Behind the Wall in Bethlehem

Chef Fadi Kattan, fed up with walls, Covid and strife with Israel, shares a classic Palestinian recipe.

14 MAY 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Covid and Zaatar

Covid and Zaatar

When you're a chef, losing your sense of smell and taste threatens your entire way of life. Chef...

18 APRIL 2021 • By Ella Shohat
Freekeh, freekeh, freekeh!

Freekeh, freekeh, freekeh!

Bethlehem's epicurean chef, Fadi Kattan, talks about one of his big loves and even lets us in on...

16 NOVEMBER 2020 • By Ella Shohat
Eating in Palestine in the Time of Corona

Eating in Palestine in the Time of Corona

Bethlehem's Franco-Palestinian chef and hotelier, Fadi Kattan, describes the simpler approach to life and cooking during the pandemic.

20 OCTOBER 2020 • By Ella Shohat
Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

Falastin, Sami Tamimi’s “Palestinian Modern”

N.A. Mansour reviews the tantalizing recipes in Sami Tamimi & Tara Wigley's new cookbook of Palestinian cuisine.

15 OCTOBER 2020 • By Sophia Armen
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