Ingredients Across Borders: Sumac
Tuesday, February 276:00 - 8:30pm
Free Library of Philadelphia: Culinary Literacy Center
Join us for a very special evening highlighting sumac, a significant ingredient in cuisines of the Americas and the Middle East. Chef Anan Zahr will show everyone how to prepare musakhan, a popular farmer’s dish from Palestine that is traditionally made during olive oil pressing season to celebrate the harvest. Musakhan features sumac-roasted chicken with fresh bread and onions sauteed in extra virgin olive oil. Participants will also learn how to make traditional Palestinian chopped salad and hummus through hands-on instruction and enjoy samples alongside musakhan. We will share food stories around a communal table, connecting meals to home and place while learning about the roots and routes of the key ingredient. This program is presented in partnership with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture, as part of An Immigrant Alphabet art installation designed to raise awareness of the experiences of immigrants and refugees.
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Time: 6:00 – 8:30pm
Location: Free Library of Philadelphia: Culinary Literacy Center – 4th Floor (1901 Vine Street)
About Our Presenters
Owen Taylor is a seedkeeper and facilitator whose work with small scale urban and rural farmers committed to community food sovereignty, cultural preservation and sustainable agriculture led to the creation of the newly formed Truelove Seed Company.
Anan Zahr is a Arab Palestinian American educator and chef with expertise in Near Eastern Studies, Arabic language and community activism.
