Maqluba
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| Alternative names | Maaluba, maqlouba, maqlooba, maqloubeh, makluba, maklouba, makloubeh, magluba, maglouba |
|---|---|
| Course | Meal |
| Place of origin | Jordan,Lebanon,Palestine,Syria,Iraq |
| Region or state | Levant,Mesopotamia |
| Associatedcuisine | Levantine(Jordanian,Lebanese,Palestinian,Syrian),Iraqi |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Meat, rice, and vegetables (tomato, cauliflower, potato, eggplant) |
Maqluba(also attested by a variety of other spellings in English;Arabic:مَقْلُوبَة,romanized:maqlūba,lit. 'upside-down') is a traditionalLevantinedish[1]that is popular across Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]It consists of meat, rice, and fried vegetables placed in a pot which is flipped upside down when served, hence the name.[9]
The earliest mention of the dish is found in a 13th-century cookbook,Kitāb al-Ṭabīkh(The Book of Dishes), written byMuhammad Baghdadiduring theAbbasid Caliphate.[10]In the context of theIsraeli–Palestinian conflict,Palestinians have described attempts to label the dish as Israeli ascultural appropriation.[11]
Ingredients
Maqluba can include various vegetables, such as fried tomatoes, potatoes, cauliflower, and eggplant, accompanied by either chicken or lamb.[12]The most common are cauliflower and eggplant. All the ingredients are carefully placed in the pot in layers, so that when the pot is inverted for serving, the dish looks like a layer cake.[9][13]
Maqluba is typically garnished with pine nuts and chopped fresh parsley.[14]It is sometimes served with salad and fresh yogurt, and is often prepared for feasts and large gatherings.
Politics
The dish has been a matter of controversy in theIsraeli–Palestinian conflict,with Palestinians describing attempts to label the dish as Israeli as amounting tocultural appropriation.[11]The dish has been used by Palestinian activists to mobilize people to join protests atAl-Aqsa Mosquein theIsraeli-occupiedEast Jerusalem;in 2017, Israeli police arrested a Palestinian woman who had organized a maqluba eating gathering at Al-Aqsa.[15]
Sincethe unsuccessful coup attemptin Turkey in 2016, which involved theGülen movement,the dish has been seen as a "Gulenist delicacy" and eating or preparing it has been considered by some as evidence of membership of the movement.[16]
See also
- Arab cuisine
- Egyptian cuisine
- Israeli cuisine
- Jordanian cuisine
- List of casserole dishes
- Macaroni Hamin
- Palestinian cuisine
References
- ^Carty, Elizabeth (September 24, 2012).Shrewd Food: A New Way of Shopping, Cooking and Eating.Hachette Books Ireland. p. 256.ISBN9781444725780.
- ^Shaheen (29 January 2020)."Maqluba--The Paella of Palestine".Arab America.Retrieved2020-07-20.
- ^Behnke, Alison (2005).Cooking the Middle Eastern way.Ehram gian, Vartkes. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co. p. 50.ISBN0-8225-3288-3.OCLC59008909.
- ^Bidoun."Cooking with Maha Alusi".Bidoun.Retrieved2019-01-04.
- ^Timothy L. Gall; Jeneen Hobby (2009).Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life.Gale. p. 782.ISBN978-1-4144-4892-3.
The most traditional Palestinian meals are maqluba, musakhan, and mansaf
- ^Ottolenghi, Yotam (2015). "Jerusalem on a Plate".Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies.15(1). University of California Press: 3.doi:10.1525/gfc.2015.15.1.1.ISSN1529-3262.
Maqluba, an upside-down rice and vegetable cake that is actually Palestinian
- ^Elizabeth Carty (24 September 2012).Shrewd Food: A New Way of Shopping, Cooking and Eating.Hachette Books Ireland.ISBN9781444725780.
- ^Swift, Robert (2016-03-07)."Maqluba - Eating Upside Down".The Media Line.Retrieved2018-12-11.
- ^abLam, Francis (5 January 2017)."A Middle Eastern Layer Cake for Dinner".The New York Times.Retrieved13 November2018.
- ^"Ramadan recipe: maqluba – upside-down lamb, aubergine and rice".The National.18 April 2021.Retrieved29 November2023.
- ^ab"On the Settler Colonial Elimination of Palestine Get access Arrow".Cornell University Press. 1 December 2020.Retrieved29 November2023.
- ^"Cooks - Recipe - Maqluba (Cauliflower with rice)".
- ^Linda Gradstein(6 December 2015)."Eucalyptus offers food from the Bible".Jerusalem Post.Retrieved12 November2018.
- ^"Maqlooba (Maqluba), Palestinian Upside Down Rice Recipe".LinsFood | by Azlin Bloor.2013-07-21.Retrieved2018-12-04.
- ^"Palestinian national dish fuels Al-Aqsa protests".Almonitor.11 January 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 2021-05-15.Retrieved29 November2023.
- ^Gauthier-Villars, David (2018-04-17)."U.S. Pastor Held in Turkey Denies Links to Terrorists".Wall Street Journal.ISSN0099-9660.Retrieved2020-12-17.
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