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Sharing the basic items used in a typical Levantine Kitchen. This makes up the countries of Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. Each household will have slightly different items and brands but more or less this is what a majority of us have stocked at all times.
If there’s any missing items please share in the comments. I and I’m sure others would love to know what you and your family use. And if you have any questions please ask. I will gladly do my best to answer.
Excited to build a strong community here to share and expand our knowledge of Levantine cuisine and basic items!
00:00 Intro
01:13 Spices
10:44 Zawi Spices
12:08 Za’atar & Dukka
13:15 Produce & Herbs
17:23 Grains, Beans, & Legumes
20:13 Miscellaneaous
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love these types of videos. Recipes are like everywhere, but these kind of teaching videos are great but rare as hell
DUUUUDE this was well made.
great vid bro, as someone who eats a lot of levantine food I can agree with this list lol. Id also add watermelon and pomegranates as fruit
23:56 not nesscerly my prefered Palestinian Laban is very sour with more than Greek or Turkish yogurt
With a different texture
This mild type also exists half of the brand are sour others are mild
but I can’t stand the mild
For most of my life I thought the sour is the default
Thanks for sharing! Food and cooking is my favorite way to learn about a culture and region!
Brothers from the other side of the pond❤️greetings from Italy
I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but If this is about the Levant then why do you have pictures of the Morrocan Tajine clay pot in your thumbnail?
Thank you for the beautiful presentation of your cuisine, you can feel you love of teaching through this thank you for preserving your cuisine
واو شفت العنوان و حبيت الفكرة كتير, من زمان مطلوبة خاصة زي ما حكيت انه ما في صورة واضحة للطعام الشامي خاصة برا,ان شاء الله تكبر وتكبر القناة
Love this! Don't forget us in Iraq! We straddle the Gulf and the Levant, culturally and culinarily.
Hello great video,
Can you please make a video on the orgin and history of kunafe and the difference between Egyptian and levantine kunafe?
19:28 if you've never eaten fava beans and you are black or mediterranean, best to skip them. favism is a very prevalent genetic variety among these groups (especially if you have people with thalassemia and sickle cell disease in your family). it can trigger potential life-threatening anemia. you will end up in hospital if you have this and you will most likely only find out after turning ill, yellow and winding up there. i'm speaking from experience here
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Levantine food is very similar to Mesopotamian food.
Waleed! Some of the recipes from your Shorts videos have become staples in my house and I cant thank you enough for the love and care you put into sharing your culture, its really inspiring. Greetings from Brazil
This is very useful, I purchased a copy of Boustany by Sami Tamimi and I'm sure your video will be helpful!
2:51 this take always shocks me because i swear bay leaf pulls dishes together. i don’t know how to describe it but it makes the difference between tomato paste simmered with garlic and onion and herbs versus a finished pasta sauce. maybe it’s just my upbringing with tunisian parents who used it in everything lol.
Thank you for sharing about your culture. My husband is also Palestinian and he enjoys the recipes I’ve learned from you e.g “Lazy Kusa Mashi” 😅
Tajin in pic is Moroccan or Maghreb
If you've never put Zaatar blend in your flour before you fry chicken, you are missing out greatly.
Good quality black pepper has fruity notes
Throughly enjoyed this video. Cooking is a lovely way of learning and appreciating cultures. My family doesn't branch out of our local cuisine but I'm the exception. I see many similarities to Indian cooking. Excited to try this cuisine!
You forgot my homeland – 🇮🇱 – we make the best hummus, falafel… list goes on! LFG!!!!
Boss, can you tell us about the Yakteen, specifically, are the leaves edible? I grew some before in Pennsylvania
Bro! Hopefully you take off! This is the first time on your channel! And I ended up watching a bunch of your videos. Lots of recipes from my childhood! Best of luck. New sub
An excellent comprehensive introduction to our cuisine and culture. Shukran ❤🙏🏼🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✌🏼✌🏼🇱🇧✌🏼✌🏼🇵🇸
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Thank you for this video. I subscribed and looking forward to more Levantine cooking videos 😊
I'm half Lebanese. Lebanon and Palestine have many similarities but also distinct differences in the food, dances, songs, I've noticed.
Okay FINALLY someone came out and said it 😭
safad is in israel
My husband and I are huge Lebanese and Syrian food fans! It’s so different to our traditional food here in Norway so it’s a nice thing to eat for special occasions (we often go to the only Lebanese restaurant in Oslo for our anniversary)
I'd love to see some recipes with those spices.