“Falastin is a new kind of Palestinian cookbook: a contemporary collection of over 110 recipes”, combining dishes from Sami’s upbringing in East Jerusalem and new takes on recipes from all over Palestine. Beautifully photographed, Falastin combines recipes with stories, celebrating individual people’s lives as well as Palestine’s shared history and tradition. With chapters spanning breakfast and salads, meat, fish, veggie mains, breads and pastries, you’ll find accessible recipes that can be recreated at home but with an unwavering loyalty to the classic ingredients of the Palestinian pantry from ground allspice and cumin, olive oil, pulses and grains to za’atar, sumac, lemons, yoghurt and green chillies. To show you the huge variety of wonderful recipes that await you when you get your copy of Falastin, here’s a preview of 10 of our favourite recipes from the book.
