Popular dishes

Collection title

The pioneers

ID

JRT00235

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2001

Production year

2001

Abstract

Social program including the following parts: 1- Among the cakes of Ramadhan is “Al Kalladj”, a cake inherited from the ottaman period. cooked in an oven to which is added sugar; this cake is frequently consumed in Ramadhan, it was brought from Nablus to Amman. The Jordanian poet Arar wrote some poems about this cake (Al Kalladj). 2- In this part the Circassian clothes are introduced, these clothes were transmitted from the Circassian families and preserved until today. The Circassian art of cooking is also introduced such as the cakes mainly “El Halfa” cakes. 3- “Al Kanafa” is one of the cakes Jordan and Palestine are famous for. It is made of cheese and special products mixed in a way to make the dough and cheese homogenous, a visit of a shop where “Al Kanafa” is made, it has been opened since the fifties after being transferred from Palestine.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Cooking traditions

Secondary themes

• Society and way of life
• Society and way of life / Cooking

Credits / Cast

• Aoudh Samra - Author of original work
• Aoudh Samra - Speaker
• Abidat Hazem - Director

Period of events

• 2001

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Amman

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

40m0

Additional information

Kaladj cake / Circassian clothes / Kanafa cake