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The best Palestinian dishes

The top 3 according to 21 votes from people: Musakhan · Knafeh nabulsieh · Falafel. (Updated Oct 23, 2020.)

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

Mariam Mansour · · 17 items · 21 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in العربية). See the original

Top 17

  1. 1

    Musakhan

    Chicken with onions and sumac on taboon bread.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Knafeh nabulsieh

    Nablus sweet of Nabulsi cheese and syrup.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    Falafel

    Fried chickpea patties.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Maqluba

    Rice with vegetables and meat, flipped over to serve.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    Qidra

    Rice, meat and chickpeas cooked in a clay pot, from Hebron.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    Sumaghiyyeh

    Gaza dish of sumac, chard, meat and tahini.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Rummaniyya

    Lentils and aubergine with pomegranate molasses, from Gaza.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Kibbeh

    Bulgur and minced meat, fried or baked.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Sfiha

    Open pies topped with minced meat.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Hummus

    Mashed chickpeas with tahini and olive oil.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    Fattoush

    Vegetable salad with toasted bread and sumac.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  12. 12

    Jerusalem ka'ak

    Sesame bread rings sold in Jerusalem's streets.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  13. 13

    Qatayef

    Ramadan pancakes stuffed with walnuts or cheese.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  14. 14

    Mansaf

    Lamb in dried yoghurt (jameed) over rice.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Taboon bread with za'atar

    Clay-oven bread dipped in olive oil and za'atar.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  16. 16

    Shatta

    Palestinian hot chili sauce.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1
  17. 17

    Mujaddara

    Rice or bulgur with lentils and fried onions.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 2

    -2

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snackattack_marrakech · العربية

المسخن في المرتبة الأولى، أكيد. خبز طابون وسماق وبصل كثير

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