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…
Jordanian cuisine
Mansaf: Jordan’s National Dish of Lamb, Rice, and Fermented Yogurt
widely recognized as Jordan’s national dish and one of the most ceremonially significant meals in the…
Egyptian cuisine
Ta’ameya: Egypt’s Original Fava Bean Falafel
This post goes deep on ta’ameya (also spelled tameya or taameya) — the Egyptian dish widely…
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…
Levantine cuisine
Knafeh: The Dessert That Sparked a City’s Culinary Identity
knafeh (also spelled kunafa or knafeh) — arguably the most iconic dessert in the Levant, and…
Levantine cuisine
Musakha – Inside Palestine’s National Dish
Some dishes are best understood not just as a list of ingredients, but as a record…
Lebanese cuisine
Mujaddara — Lebanese lentils and rice with caramelized onions
There’s a certain kind of magic in a dish that needs almost nothing to be extraordinary.…