Preserving Palestinian Recipes with Chef Fadi Kattan

I met with Palestinian Chef Fadi Kattan, owner of Palestinian restaurants

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and akub, in his office in Bethlehem when working on a piece for the Palestine in America Deluxe food edition: Rescuing our recipes: Preserving Palestinian culture in times of war. where we discussed Palestinian food, the cooking of his grandmother, hummus withdrawal syndrome, preserving Palestinian food and culture, cultural appropriation of Palestinian food, food security in Gaza and much more. Listen to this raw uncut interview where we also discuss his cookbook Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food. Kattan also talks about his series Teta’s kitchen where he cooks with women in different cities of Palestine.

Fadi Kattan in his office in Bethlehem credits Lama Obeid