Even getting in touch with Siham was challenging because the communications networks have been interrupted and degraded so much since the beginning of the war. Last Ramadan, the skilled 41-year-old chef welcomed us into her elegant, well-appointed apartment while this year her new address is “a tent” amid thousands of tents for displaced families. Siham, her husband and three children …
Gaza City - Siham Abu Shaaban, 40, never has to think about what she will cook for iftar on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan. Molokhia is the obvious choice: the thick, earthy stew made with the leaves of the jute mallow plant, is always the “opener” Ramadan meal in Gaza. Mothers and grandmothers say molokhia's green …
A superfood fit for a pharaoh Sarah Freeman Molokhia was once considered the "food of kings" because of its curative powers Dubbed the "food of kings", the unassuming green gloop called molokhia was once outlawed in Egypt because of its alleged aphrodisiac effect. Sarah Freeman Molokhia is a staple of every Egyptian kitchen and is considered the country's emblematic meal …
