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Winner 'Best Arab Cuisine Book' – Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016'The food of Palestine is mouth-watering and colourful. This treasure-trove of a book shows it at its best.' – Sami Tamimi co-author of Ottolenghi: The Cookbook and Jerusalem'Joudie Kalla is an exceptionally talented chef with a deep understanding of tradition and ingredients that enables her to create exciting and adventurous dishes.' – Loyd Grossman'This must be one of the best cookbooks I own, from the pictures to the recipe choices.' – 5* Reader ReviewPalestine on a Plate showcases the wide-ranging, vibrant and truly delicious dishes of Palestine, introducing the reader to traditional methods, cooking styles and flavours. Palestinian food is not just about street-food dishes – it is about the home, where families cook and eat together every day in a way that generations before them have always done. In this book celebrated chef Joudie Kalla pays tribute to family, cooking and home by taking inspiration from the rich heritage of Palestinian cooking. Cooked with the ingredients that Joudie’s mother and grandmother use, and their grandmothers before them, experience the flavours of Palestine through:zingy fattet hummus (tangy yogurt, chickpeas and hummus served over toasted pita bread and drizzled in toasted pine nuts and pomegranate seeds);satisfyingly spiced makloubeh (an upside-down spiced rice dish with lamb shoulder and fried aubergines);sticky lemon-infused yalanji (vine leaves stuffed with a herby tabbouleh);and sublimely decadent awameh (honey dumplings).Colourful, stunning photography evoking the vibrancy and romance of the country will bring Palestine into your home and make you fall in love with this wonderful way of cooking and enjoying food.

Prize-winning author and chef Joudie Kalla presents the delicious home cooking recipes passed down from her parents to deliver a delicious taste of Palestine.​Winner 'Best Arab Cuisine Book' - Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016.Palestine on a Plate is a tribute to family, cooking and home, made with the ingredients that Joudie’s mother and grandmother use, and their grandmothers used before them. – old recipes created with love that bring people together in appreciation of the beauty of this rich heritage.Palestinian food is not just found on the streets with the ka’ak (sesame bread) sellers and stalls selling za’atar chicken and mana’eesh (za’atar sesame bread), but in the home too; in the kitchens all across the country, where families cook and eat together every day, in a way that generations before them have always done.  This recipe book brings together these mouth-watering recipes and presents them in this sumptuously illustrated collection. Sections include:Good Morning Starters, Hearty Pulses & Grains, Vibrant Vegetarian, The Mighty Lamb & Chicken, Fragrant Fish, Sweet Tooth Immerse yourself in the stories and culture and experience the wonderful flavours of Palestine through the delicious food in this book.

A lavish anniversary edition of the iconic guide to Palestinian food and culturePalestinian food is not just found on the streets of the Old City of Jerusalem with the kaak (sesame) bread sellers and stalls selling zaatar chicken and manaeesh (zaatar and sesame bread), but in the home too; in the kitchens all across the country, where families cook and eat together every day, in a way that generations before them have always done. Palestine on a Plate, Joudie Kalla's seminal cookbook, is a tribute to family, cooking, and homeold recipes created with love that bring people together in appreciation of the beauty of this rich heritage. It is a testament to the strength of Palestinian culture and food, cooked with the ingredients that Joudie's mother and grandmother use, and their grandmothers used before them. Immerse yourself in the stories and culture of Palestine through the food in this lavish 10-year anniversary edition. Experience the flavors of Palestine through zingy fattet hummus (tangy yoghurt, chickpeas and hummus, served over toasted pita bread and drizzled in buttered pine nuts), satisfyingly spiced makloubeh (an upside down spiced rice dish with lamb neck and fried eggplant), eggplant and zucchini stuffed full with spiced and herbed lamb, and sublimely decadent awameh (honey dumplings) all accompanied by fresh mint tea and white coffee (not actually coffee at all, but a refreshing mix of water, orange blossom water and sugar). Stunning photography and personal stories evoke the vibrancy and romance of a land and its people, bringing Palestine into your home and inviting you to share in traditions rooted in the past and future.