# The best Palestinian dishes

Musakhan, maqluba, knafeh nabulsieh and qidra: the best-known dishes of Palestinian cuisine.

- 21 votes · 17 items
- Oct 23, 2020 · Mariam Mansour
- https://even.best/en/l/3316/the-best-palestinian-dishes

## Top 17

1. **Musakhan** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Chicken with onions and sumac on taboon bread.
2. **Knafeh nabulsieh** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Nablus sweet of Nabulsi cheese and syrup.
3. **Falafel** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Fried chickpea patties.
4. **Maqluba** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rice with vegetables and meat, flipped over to serve.
5. **Qidra** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rice, meat and chickpeas cooked in a clay pot, from Hebron.
6. **Sumaghiyyeh** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Gaza dish of sumac, chard, meat and tahini.
7. **Rummaniyya** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Lentils and aubergine with pomegranate molasses, from Gaza.
8. **Kibbeh** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bulgur and minced meat, fried or baked.
9. **Sfiha** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Open pies topped with minced meat.
10. **Hummus** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Mashed chickpeas with tahini and olive oil.
11. **Fattoush** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Vegetable salad with toasted bread and sumac.
12. **Jerusalem ka'ak** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sesame bread rings sold in Jerusalem's streets.
13. **Qatayef** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Ramadan pancakes stuffed with walnuts or cheese.
14. **Mansaf** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lamb in dried yoghurt (jameed) over rice.
15. **Taboon bread with za'atar** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Clay-oven bread dipped in olive oil and za'atar.
16. **Shatta** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Palestinian hot chili sauce.
17. **Mujaddara** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Rice or bulgur with lentils and fried onions.

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