Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the food and culinary traditions of the Palestinian people.
Palestinian Food
The Latest
-
Opinion A hip LA wine bar hosted an Israeli chef — and Instagram lost its mind
Accused of ‘stealing’ Palestinian food, Melody's owners had the only reasonable reaction
-
Food Za’atar schnitzel from Reem Kassis
An Ashkenazi staple through Palestinian eyes
-
Recipes Date syrup- and harissa-glazed chicken thighs with tahini ranch sauce
Inspired by Michael Solomonov's Laser Wold restaurant dish
-
Food Can a Jew cook Palestinian food without getting all political?
It's all love, hummus and za'atar until the shooting starts
-
Food In Palestine, mastering my mother’s riqaq o addas, homemade noodles and lentils
St. Nicholas is one of many saints adored in Beit Jala, my hometown. His church, which is built atop the cave where he lived, has a golden dome that distinguishes Beit Jala from any other town in Palestine. But across the street from Saint Nicolas is a more captivating place: A building that hosts a…
-
Food I have always been jealous of the eggplant
(Ed. Note: The Forward is delighted to welcome Vivien Sansour as a regular food columnist. You can read more about Vivien here) The flowers on my eggplants are getting full. I had never taken much notice of how the eggplant flower suddenly transforms into a heavy shell that produces a perfectly purple vegetable, but in…
-
Food In “Falastin: A Cookbook,” Sami Tamimi cooks with tradition, love and politics
Co-authoring the bestselling “Jerusalem: A Cookbook” in 2012 with business partner Yotam Ottolenghi made Sami Tamimi realize he’d someday do a cookbook of Palestinian food. Tamimi, a Palestinian Arab born in Jerusalem, has been with Ottolenghi, a Jewish Jerusalemite, since the beginning, often working as an executive chef. For this book, he has teamed up…
-
Food Pittsburgh’s Conflict Kitchen Lives Up to Its Name
Conflict Kitchen goes Palestinian. Screenshot from Conflict Kitchen Some members of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community are none too happy with Conflict Kitchen’s latest menu. Every few months, the popular local restaurant features a cuisine from a country that’s in conflict with the U.S. Currently on the menu is Palestinian food, which has stirred up a bit…
Most Popular
- 1
Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
- 2
The Schmooze 8 creepy things Donald Trump has said about Ivanka Trump
- 3
News A Jewish man was charged in a plot against synagogues. His parents want you to know the whole story
- 4
Opinion Why do Trump and Netanyahu hate liberal Jews and cozy up to antisemites?
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Elon Musk’s X made an ad for itself — and showcased a post pillorying Musk for ‘blaming it all on the Jews’
-
Fast Forward The MLB has more Jewish players than ever — but none of them will be faced with a Yom Kippur dilemma this year
-
Fast Forward With campus president fending off ADL criticism, Penn Hillel hit by vandal
-
Fast Forward Netanyahu to face a divided and aggrieved American Jewish community when he meets with its leaders