Palestinian Kitchen
What dish is flipped upside down before it is served?
Maqluba
What city is often described as one of the world’s oldest inhabited cities?
أريحا/Jericho
What does yalla mean?
Let’s go / come on
What patterned scarf is widely associated with Palestine?
Keffiyeh
Grapes, traditional glassmaking, and the Ibrahimi Mosque all point to which city?
Hebron / Al-Khalil
What herb blend is commonly eaten with olive oil and bread?
Za’atar
What Palestinian village is known for its ancient agricultural terraces and irrigation system?
Battir
What does shukran mean?
Thank you
What is the name of the Palestinian oral storytelling tradition?
Hikaye
A pot of rice and vegetables is turned over onto a serving plate. Name the dish.
Maqluba
What tangy, reddish spice is used generously in musakhan?
Sumac
What mountain near Nablus is sacred to the Samaritan community?
Mount Gerizim
What does sahtein mean when said to someone eating?
Enjoy your meal (accept “to your health”)
What is stamped onto traditional Nabulsi soap before it is packaged?
The maker’s or family’s stamp
Ancient terraces, stone-lined irrigation channels, and olive groves point to which Palestinian village?
Battir
Name the Palestinian chicken-and-onion dish traditionally served on flatbread.
Musakhan
What is the name of the ancient Palestinian site near Jericho that UNESCO lists as Ancient Jericho?
Tell es-Sultan
What does ahlan wa sahlan mean?
Welcome
In what year was the tradition of Nabulsi soap making added to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list?
2024
Olive oil, water, and lye are combined, cut into bars, and stamped with a family mark. What is being made?
Nabulsi soap