The Palestinian Museum organised a talk and discussion led by Ms. Amal Nashashibi who linked the history of Palestine, through mythology, to popular dietary habits, showing the organic connection between them and the natural environment of the city. She traced this connection in the Old City of Jerusalem through the history and evolution of bakeries and their abundant presence in residential areas.
Vivian Sansour then addressed the relationship between traditional diets and related agricultural-cultural practices, the history of farming and the importance of preserving our living heritage through the seeds that carry in their DNA our biological and cultural identities. She explained that preserving our biodiversity begins in our fields and kitchens and at our dinner tables.
The audience of almost 400 people were introduced to traditional Jerusalem fare through sampling 10 of the best-known dishes prepared by ladies from Jerusalem.