North Africa · Soup
Molokhia (Jute Leaf Stew with Garlicky Ta'sheya)
Silky, emerald minced jute leaves cooked in poultry broth and finished with a sizzling, fragrant coriander and garlic temper.
The story
Known as 'mulukhiyah' (food of the kings) from the Pharaonic era when it was reserved for royalty, this leafy green was briefly banned by the 11th-century Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim. Traditional cooks still perform the theatrical gasp ('shah'et el molokhia') when pouring the sizzling ta'sheya.
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