‘Our food, our heritage, our culture’: the chef highlighting Palestinian cuisine

For Sami Tamimi, preparing the food of his homeland is an act of resilience and keeping his culture alive

Food is both deeply personal and political for Sami Tamimi, the Palestinian chef and food writer, whose first solo cookbook is an emotional culinary ride down memory lane through the bountiful seasons of his homeland - and an effort to preserve the ingredients, techniques and traditions which have long been targeted by the Israeli occupation.

Boustany: A Celebration of Vegetables from My Palestine is a masterclass on how less is so often more when it comes to creating food that connects with people and how the joy derived from cooking and sharing food can, in itself, be an act of resistance.