The following is a list of Palestinian dishes. For the cuisine, see Palestinian cuisine.
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Main dishes by region
Galilee
- Kibbee balls - Minced meat in bulgur crust, fried into ball shapes
- Kibbee bi-siniyyeh - Oven baked kibbee
- Kibbeh nayyeh - Raw meat with bulgur, onions and spices
- Shish taouk - Chicken pieces on skewers
- Ruz wa Lahme ma' Laban - Mix of rice and lamb topped with a mildly spicy yogurt
West Bank
- Musakhan - Large taboon bread topped with sumac, onions and pepper, sometimes with roasted chicken(s) on top.
- Maqluba - An upside-down eggplant, rice, meat and cauliflower casserole
- Mahshi Lift - A specialty of Hebron, turnips stuffed with rice, minced lamb meat and spices, cooked in Tamarind sauce.
Gaza
- Fukharit 'adas - Lentil stew flavored with red peppers, dill, garlic and cumin
- Qidra - Rice and meat pieces cooked with cloves, garlic and cardamom
- Rummaniyya - Mix of eggplant, pomegranate seeds, tahina, red peppers and garlic
- Sumaghiyyeh - Beef and chickpea stew flavored with sumac, tahina and red peppers.
- Zibdieh - Shrimp cooked with red peppers, garlic and peeled tomatoes
National
- Musakhan - Large taboon breads with chicken, onions, sumac, and allspice.
- Waraq al-'anib - Rice and minced meats rolled in grape leaves
- Malfuf - Rice and minced meat rolled in cabbage leaves
- Kousa Mahshi - Rice and minced meat stuffed in zucchinis
- Ari'ih - Rice and minced meat stuffed in pumpkins
- Mujaddara - Lentil and bulgur casserole
- Bamia - Okra cooked with tomato sauce and onions
- Mloukiyyeh - Corchorus stew
- Maftul - Large couscous like balls, garbanzo beans and chicken pieces cooked in chicken broth.
- Fatta - Dishes involving bread crumbs.
- Shurbat freekeh - Green wheat soup, usually with chicken.
Side dishes
Salads and dips
- Arabic salad - Salad made of tomato, cucumber, onion, olive oils and lemon juices.
- Baba ghanoush - Aubergine salad
- Hummus - Ground garbanzo beans with tahina and olive oil
- Fattoush - Mixed leaf vegetable salad with pita bread pieces and sumac
- Ful medames - Ground fava beans and olive oil
- Mutabbel - Spicier version of aubergine salad
- Tabbouleh - Parsley and bulgur salad with diced tomatoes, onions and lemon juice
- Tahini - Ground wheat and semolina flour paste
Cheeses and yogurts
- Ackawi - White salty and smooth table cheese
Jibneh Arabieh - Any white table cheese- Jameed - cheesecloth yogurt
- Labeneh - Strained yogurt
- Nabulsi - Sweet white cheese
Breads
Bread dishes
- Falafel (could be served plain) - Fried hummus, spice and parsley ball
- Fatayer - Spinach, za'atar or beef pie
- Manakish - Taboon bread topped with za'atar and olive oil
- Sambusak - Fried dough balls stuffed with meat, pine nuts and onions
- Sfiha - Flat bread topped with beef and red peppers
- Shawarma - Pita bread roll of meat, tahini and various vegetables
Beverages
- Arak - Anise flavored alcoholic beverage
- Qamar Eddine - Apricot juice
- Tamar hindi - Tamarind juice
- Kharroub - Carob juice
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