Lima Shawa's A Taste of Gaza takes top honors for Mediterranean Cuisine and wins the Gourmand World Cookbook Award.


Food and Traditions from Home

Lima Shawa celebrates Gazan traditions and cuisine in her new book - A Taste of Gaza.

"Before starting to write about food and traditions of Gaza, my home, I had a mixture of feelings: happiness, nostalgia, and laughter; yet also deep sadness. As I began, memories flooded back: events, family, neighbors, friends, and the wonderful smell of home."

The book opens with the celebrations, feasts and different seasons in Gaza. Lima Shawa shares Palestinian traditions and recipes full of fragrance, flavors and richness from her beloved Gaza.



*Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2021
*Gourmand World Book Award - Mediterranean Cuisine

يعد كتاب «عَبَقْ الحنين» كتاباً مميزاً وممتعاً، فهو يضم قصص مجموعة من النساء يمثلن ثقافات وتقاليد مختلفة ومتعددة في الحياة، التقين صدفة في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة وتجمعن لكتابة قصصهن.

كتاب «عَبَقْ الحنين» يتجاوز مفهوم كونه كتاب لوصفات طعام. فهو يقدم لمحة عن حياة اثنتي عشرة مشاركة من جميع أنحاء العالم، يرحبن بك في منازلهن وذكرياتهن العائلية وتقاليدهن.


12 Women | 12 Stories | 12 Cultures

Memorable Flavours is a special book that features people from all walks of life who have met by chance in the United Arab Emirates, and gathered to write stories about their families, and their different cultures and traditions.

Memorable Flavours goes beyond just recipes, giving you a glimpse into the lives of the twelve authors. They welcome you into their homes, family, memories and traditions, offering a taste of the old and new, the simple and complex, the traditional and contemporary.