u/mirkywoo

I want to gift a cookbook to a foodie couple (one of them is a personal chef) with recipes from Palestine or Syria. I would prioritize recipes that are delicious, and it’s fine for them to be challenging or time-consuming with less common authentic ingredients over just accessible ones.

Palestinian cookbooks have become quite popular recently and are important narrative wise, while Syrian food generally has a special place in the Arab world and the food is seen as being less impacted by western colonization (sorry, Lebanon).

They simply love cooking and I want to give them the option of adding Arab/Levantine cuisine to their repertoire.

Scrolling through this sub seems a bit depressing in terms of outlook… any positive stories of how people are actually doing great and living their best lives and so on?

EDIT: thank you all for sharing your experiences with me