Israel
Shakshuka: The Egg Dish With More Homelands Than Most
Shakshuka — eggs gently poached directly in a simmering, spiced tomato and pepper sauce, served straight…
Israel
Jachnun: The Overnight Bread That Yemenite Jews Brought to Israel
This round returns to Israeli cuisine with jachnun (also spelled jahnun) — a dense, rolled pastry…
Israel
Sabich: The Iraqi-Jewish Sandwich That Became an Israeli Icon
This round covers Israeli cuisine with sabich — a pita sandwich piled with fried eggplant, hard-boiled…
Egyptian cuisine
Falafel: The Dish Everyone Claims and No One Fully Owns
Falafel earns its own deep dive as one of the most recognizable Middle Eastern foods in…