When people think of food that Palestinians eat, people usually think of some exotic food that is eaten in different ways but it might seem closer to what is eaten in the U.S. Food that is eaten, what people have to do, and the evolution of the food is for the most part very similar to what people would see in the United States today. One of the foods that is eaten in Palestine and also a food that Deena an inernational student from Palestine ate is Falafel that even the people in Palestine thought was from there, not realizing that people in Egypt also eat it. Falafel is mostly eaten for breakfast more than any other meal. Falafel also uses many different spices in the preparation of the food and the origin of the food is actually from Egypt.
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like that a certain person prepares the food. When Deema was growing up she did not have many memories of cooking. A reason that she did not have as many memories of cooking is that her mother wanted her time alone and cooking in the kitchen was one of the times that she enjoyed being alone with no one in there to help her. A difference from the United States and Palestine is that spending time with a male if you are a female or vice versa is uncommon in Palestine but in the U.S. we see this normally. Part of Palestine is Muslim and one of the things that is Haraam (against Muslim law) is drinking alcohol. There are some Muslims that are more liberal and think it's fine there are also some that think its wrong. It really depends on the kind of person that you are and what kind of things you do. Palestinians eat things like Falafel and there are also fast food places in Palestine much like the ones that people can find in the U.S. In Palestine there are places like KFC a restaurant that can also be found in the U.S., although the food might taste a bit different and the chicken used in Palestine tastes more like real chicken, the company is the same. It was also not always like this with fast food places. Deema’s grandparents and parents ate more organic food such as vegatables instead of places like McDonald's food has changed somewhat over the
like that a certain person prepares the food. When Deema was growing up she did not have many memories of cooking. A reason that she did not have as many memories of cooking is that her mother wanted her time alone and cooking in the kitchen was one of the times that she enjoyed being alone with no one in there to help her. A difference from the United States and Palestine is that spending time with a male if you are a female or vice versa is uncommon in Palestine but in the U.S. we see this normally. Part of Palestine is Muslim and one of the things that is Haraam (against Muslim law) is drinking alcohol. There are some Muslims that are more liberal and think it's fine there are also some that think its wrong. It really depends on the kind of person that you are and what kind of things you do. Palestinians eat things like Falafel and there are also fast food places in Palestine much like the ones that people can find in the U.S. In Palestine there are places like KFC a restaurant that can also be found in the U.S., although the food might taste a bit different and the chicken used in Palestine tastes more like real chicken, the company is the same. It was also not always like this with fast food places. Deema’s grandparents and parents ate more organic food such as vegatables instead of places like McDonald's food has changed somewhat over the