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Musakhan, the dish that celebrates the olive harvest in Palestine – Italian Cuisine

"In Palestine, the olive tree represents everything. Life, peace, resistance, the bond with our land . Thanks to the cook and writer Fidaa Abuhamdiya for having told us about the importance of Palestinian oil and for having prepared the dish that absolutely celebrates it especially for us.

Palestinian olive oil

Across Palestine there are more than 12 million olive trees, particularly around Tulkarem, Nablus and Jenin. The main varieties are Suri, Nabali, Mallisi, Bari, Arbequino, Merhavia, K18 and others, many of which are ancient. From these olives are obtained both for the production of oil and for brine. But once this sector was much more active, so much so that the 285 mills present throughout the country. Then, even in this area, the Israeli occupation certainly did not help: many territories with olive trees were occupied or confiscated for the construction of farmhouses and, not infrequently, centenary trees were uprooted. Furthermore, in general it is always difficult if not impossible for Palestinians to move, so even just getting to your own ground often proves complex. And so, from being one of the largest olive oil producing countries, production in Palestine, of course, together with the whole state, entered a crisis. Yet, Palestinian oil, due to its quality, is among the most requested in the world: today there are about sixteen companies that sell it, both in the Gulf countries and in America. "Last year the production was very generous, reaching almost 40 thousand tons; while this year it was poorer ", Fidaa explains. "But Palestinian oil continues to be in great demand, especially by Palestinians living abroad, because it is an exceptional product, similar to the Italian one". In particular, the most famous, sought after and prized oil of the Holy Land is that of Beit Jala: "This oil is produced from centuries-old olive trees, which are more than 200 years old, in an area considered sacred from a religious point of view," continues Fidaa. "This is why it is a more expensive, exclusive oil that not everyone can afford". In Palestine there is a dish that celebrates oil par excellence and the moment of olive harvesting: the musakhan, where the main ingredient, in addition to olive oil in abundance, is sumac.

What is sumac

Sumac is a perennial tree, widespread throughout the Mediterranean, which produces red fruits similar to berries. Usually the harvest takes place from July to September; then these berries are left to dry in the sun and ground, from which one is obtained red powder which is often used throughout Middle Eastern cuisine. The taste is a little sour, perfect for preparing many dishes, both vegetarian and meat or fish. In Palestine it is used very often, for example, in musakhan where it is a fundamental ingredient, for the color and flavor it releases. Plus, sumac is one of the best antioxidants there is. So, we just have to tell you what the preparation of this dish consists of, which is nothing more than roasted bread with chicken, onions and, of course, olive oil and sumac.

The musakhan recipe

This dish celebrates olive oil in Palestine, when people gather to celebrate the end of the harvest. It is prepared only in this period, Fidaa explains, then with the arrival of winter it is no longer done. «We meet with family or friends and we all sit together in a circle around the table waiting for the musakhan. When it arrives it is a party, a gift, because in addition to goodness, the emotional value of being together and the special atmosphere that is created around this dish is important ", explains Fidaa," which is always served on a round plate. to close the circle, in fact . We thank Amira, Bader, Sahar, Inas, Ali, Ahmad, Julia Amani and Fidaa who gathered for "La Cucina Italiana" to prepare musakhan and reveal the recipe, in order to bring a bit of Palestine to your tables.

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Ingredients

1 whole chicken cut into pieces
4 medium white onions
1 large glass of olive oil
5 tablespoons of sumac
1 tablespoon of ground cardamom
1 lemon
1 black pepper
salt to taste
Arabic bread pita or tabun
almonds or pine nuts to garnish to taste

Method

Wash the chicken pieces well and leave them to marinate for at least 3 hours with olive oil, ground cardamom, a chopped onion, lemon wedges, black pepper and salt.
Arrange them in a pan and bake in the oven for about 40 minutes at 180 ° -200 °.
Brown the onions cut into small pieces in plenty of olive oil.
Season the Arab bread with the onion cooking oil, put the fried onion on the bread, add the sumac, transfer it to a baking tray, and roast it in the oven for about 5 minutes. It will be necessary to make more trays so as not to overlap the bread. Then arrange the roasted chicken with the fried onion, sprinkle with sumac and garnish with fried almonds. Finally, musakhan is usually accompanied with frike soup.

In Palestine it is said: "We will stay here as long as there are olive trees and zaatars."

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The smile of women: the new issue of Vanity Fair celebrates women – Italian Cuisine

"The smile of women": the new issue of Vanity Fair celebrates the irony of women through the voices of great Italian and international artists

Vanity Fair, on newsstands from July 29, dedicates the new issue to the irony of women through the voices of great Italian and international artists.

"In an Italy where out of 10 people who return to work after the lockdown, only 3 are women, there is nothing to laugh about," says the director Simone Marchetti. "But precisely for this reason we wanted an entire issue of Vanity Fair dedicated to female irony, an author's humor, or rather an author's humor, which was able to unhinge and sometimes even to bring down the male chauvinism that grips this country with strength of the most unexpected weapon: laughter .

"The smile of women" is the title chosen for this special issue that sees on the cover Monica Vitti, among the first to steal the stage from men and to use, as a weapon, self-irony, a ram's head to unhinge the true bulwark of male chauvinism, as he writes Michela Murgia.

As in a stand-up comedy, the words of Italian artists, actresses, performers (plus an international star) fill the pages of the issue and in their profession and in their life they also use fun and lightness: Katia Follesa he recounts his references from the past, from Zucchero's "dududu women" to Anna Marchesini; La Pina reflects on the concept of emancipation; the involuntary humor of relationships is instead the theme explored by Daniela Collu; Virginia Raffaele he tells of when he realized he had a comic power "transforming"; for the first time the queen of Instagram, of Australian origin, Celeste Barber gives an interview to an Italian magazine: she who makes the verse to Hollywood stars, speaks of irony as a gift that saved her in moments of crisis and that undermines the myth of perfection; Luciana Littizzetto that comedy has no sex, but it is easier to make fun of boys; Serena Dandini, explains why female comedy is revolutionary; the writer Barbara Alberti gives a hilarious (familiar) story about envy; Carla Signoris stresses that women no longer want to be pigeonholed in anything, and she herself refuses the comic actress label; Michela Giraud she tells of the woman who is always the mother of her boyfriends too; Caterina Guzzanti he writes a letter to his daughter: "In life, one must never recite"; Drusilla Foer he talks about the precious rules of bon ton (and grandmother) about elegance; the millennial Pilar Fogliati reflects on diets, beauty routines and some vices; while Chiara Francini he wonders: "To be or not to be the first in the class? this is the dilemma … .

"One last note," adds Simone Marchetti. «On July 31st Franca Valeri turns 100. We would have liked it in this team of artists, but unfortunately it was not possible. This issue of Vanity Fair wants to be a birthday present to you, immense artist

The project "The smile of women" also arrives on the social profiles of Vanity Fair: the voices of the artists in the number are flanked by those of the young Tiktokers, protagonists of some live on the Instagram profile of Vanity Fair, who will tell the comedy under 30: Cecilia Cantarano, Martina Socrate, Maryna, Giorgia Malerba, Jessica Brugali and Jenny De Nucci.

In addition, Katia Follesa will be the protagonist of a Social Series dedicated to the smile of women. Five events that will be held on Vanity Fair's Instagram profile every day from 3 to 7 August at 18.

The Vanity Fair site in the first half of 2020 was visited on average by 11 million users every month, with a growth of 5% compared to the previous year. Social profiles count 3.1 MY fan followers total, marking a + 15% YOY.

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Appointment with the recipe that celebrates the Mediterranean diet – Italian Cuisine

Barilla and Future Food Institute invite us to participate in the masterclass of 2 July where the Mediterranean diet is the protagonist, together with a conscious look at the future

The best way to celebrate 10 years of appointment of the Mediterranean diet as a UNESCO heritage site? Explore its greatness! To do it, Barilla awaits us on July 2nd at 6.30pm with the masterclass "Mediterranean diet: the recipe for well-being" moderated by Sara Roversi and with the participation of Mariangela Rondanelli, Associate Professor in Dietary Sciences and Techniques at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Pavia, Marcello Zaccaria, Executive Chef of Academia Barilla and José de la Rosa, Gastronomy Scientist of Future Food Institute .

During the appointment, in which we will be able to participate through the channels of Future Food Institute, the chef Marcello Zaccaria will guide us in preparing yours Mezze Sleeves on chickpea cream with rosemary, with monkfish. A dish from which to start to reflect on the importance of the Mediterranean diet in our life.

"We decided to create this recipe to celebrate the 10 years of the Mediterranean Diet, because it gave us the opportunity to apply the fundamental principles of this diet in an effective and above all tangible way" explains Marcello Zaccaria, chef of the Barilla Group. “In this recipe, in fact, we can find pasta, the basis of the dietary food pyramid; chickpeas, therefore legumes that should be eaten at least two or three times a week; rosemary, which underlines the importance of dried aromatic herbs; and fish, which represents a very important source of health for us ".

"The Mediterranean Diet is often synonymous with cereals, an ingredient that has taken on an even more important role in the last months of lockdown," says Mariangela Rondanelli, Nutritionist and Associate Professor in Food Sciences and Techniques at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Studies of Pavia. “The home-made preparations of pasta, pizza and bread quickly became a surprising daily reality that allowed us to rediscover sociability. At the base of the food pyramid of the Mediterranean Diet, in addition to purely nutritional elements, there is also an aspect that affects human relationships. In fact, he stressed how conviviality, therefore the pleasure of sharing good food with our loved ones,
it represents an important moment of well-being, in the broadest sense of the term ".