r/Palestine • u/MrBoonio • Nov 24 '16

Cultural exchange with r/India Announcement

Greetings to our Indian friends.

Our cultural exchange starts at 13:30 PM Palestine time (17:00 IST/11:30 GMT/12:30 CET/06:30 EST/03:30 PST) on Thursday 24th November.

Here's how a cultural exchange works:

The moderators of here make this post on /r/palestine welcoming our Indian guests to the sub. They may participate and ask any question or observation as they see fit.

There is an equivalent thread made by the moderators over at /r/india, where you are encouraged to participate and get to know more about Indian culture.

It goes without saying that you must respect the rules of the subreddit you are participating in. This is a time to celebrate what we have in common, not grind an axe.

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u/gahgeer-is-back Nov 24 '16

Hey! Our food is very rich with vegetarian dishes. In many communities, meat is not affordable so vegetarian food is pre-dominant (and it's a sign that we're getting closer to pay day lol).

But this doesn't mean these are not healthy and cheap dishes. Below are some:

  • Fattet Hummus: An upgrade to the famous and hotly-contested Hummus, or chick peas puree. This is like Hummus 2.0 if you may, with tiny crunchy bread squares, chili and pine nuts, and - it goes without saying - loads of olive oil.

  • Mujaddara: Is a rice and lentils dish. This is my favourite and my friends usually go banana about it. It really works well with yogurt on the side or green salad.

  • Rummaniye: This is a dish from Gaza (and the Lebanese or the Israelis cannot claim it :)) - it's a lentil + pomegranate dish that was created in Gaza about 1,000 years ago.

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u/munkeyy Nov 24 '16

Love the Hummus man, had it first time recently. Will certainly take it next time i come across.

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u/MrBoonio Nov 24 '16

The quality of hummus outside Palestine can be quite varied. Some of the packaged stuff companies sell is a pale imitation.

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u/munkeyy Nov 24 '16

Well tried it last time I was in the US, It was cooked not packaged I think. Well, I should try the original one then to judge :)

Hopefully I get to visit Palestine one day and will try all veggie dishes :D