Jordanian women try to revive 'forgotten meals'

STORY: These women are trying to revive Jordan’s ‘forgotten meals’

Locator: Salt, Jordan

Every weekend they cook traditional dishes

within the kingdom's culinary heritage

such as ‘rashoof,' a soup made with lentils and fermented yogurt

They teach young volunteers the recipes

and hand out food to passersby

(Thaera Arabiyat, Initiative founder)

“I took it upon myself to work on an initiative to document traditional dishes that are almost extinct. Unfortunately, when we say ‘almost extinct,’ that is really the case. A few women in the north and south preserve these dishes. One of the aims of my initiative is continuity and preserving Jordan’s intangible heritage, like the local cuisine, dress and handicrafts of which we are proud.”

Arabiyat says the meals are also nutritious

and inexpensive to make