Palestinian Cook-along from Gaza
Date: Sunday 17th January 2021
Venue: via Zoom
Sponsor: Reem Abuwaarda
Upwards of thirty-five members, plus assorted family & friends, gathered online for the Club’s second zoom cook-along. Our sponsor & mentor was Reem Abuwaarda who was taking an enforced break, due to Covid-19 restrictions, from running the highly respected Cafe Reem in Harborne.
Menu
Palestinian Chicken Musakhan
Flatbread
Tzatziki
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Golash or Layali Lubnan
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Karkadeh
Ayran
Reem showcased her talents, and introduced many to the delights of Palestinian cuisine.
Palestinian Chicken Musakhan which contained the spice, sumac. This gave the dish a lemon-lime tartness which proved especially popular.
Screenshot of Reem preparing flatbreads.
For the Karkadeh hibiscus & cinnamon sticks were added to 1.5L boiling water. After brewing for half an hour the mixture was drained & sugar added to taste. It was served with ice to cool.
Some members found the inclusion of gin a requirement. Apparently this is not an authentically Palestinian variation.
Chicken Musakhan traditionally served in/ on the flatbreads.
The Harborne filo pastry shortage, almost certainly created by Buckland Club members, resulted in Reem demonstrating Golash (above), as well as Layali Lubnan.
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The full minutes will appear in due course.
If any members have photos they would like to share then please forward them via the contact page.
APM
January 2021
