How Zionism Hijacked Palestinian Culinary Heritage

How Zionism Hijacked Palestinian Culinary Heritage

In 1936, in the midst of the British Mandate over Palestine, a German-Jewish immigrant named Erna Meyer published a cookbook titled How to Cook in Palestine. On its surface, the book seemed innocuous — a practical guide for newly arrived Jewish settlers in Palestine, offering them tips on how to cook with the local ingredients of their new home. However, beneath its surface, it was part of a larger colonial strategy that sought to not only displ…