This month, Gacia Tokajian shares her favorite family recipe with us: maqlouba al foul. Try this new family dish at OASE’s Kantine throughout October. Through A Taste of Home, we invite a different Rotterdammer each month to share a family recipe that reminds them of home.
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31/10/2026
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Maqlooba is one of the most special and beloved dishes in Palestinian cuisine. Maqloobat al Foul, however, is not one that many people here in the region are familiar with.
I would describe it as warm, rich, flavorful, and the kind of comfort food you want after a long day. It’s simple in its ingredients, but it has so much character and meaning behind it. The dish is made with rice and broad green beans, cooked with traditional spices.
The word maqlooba means “upside down,” which comes from the way the dish is traditionally served. Once everything is cooked, you place a serving plate over the pot and carefully flip the whole dish upside down. Getting that perfect flip definitely takes a little practice and, I would say, its own set of skills and muscles!
You can order Maqlouba al Foul for €12.50, or enjoy it as part of a three-course dinner for €25 at OASE’s Kantine, open every Thursday – Sunday.
A Taste of Home is about the stories we carry through food. Behind every dish is a memory, a tradition, a family or a place. Each month, someone new from the city will share a recipe that means something to them, turning the Strandtent into a table where Rotterdam's many cultures, backgrounds and stories can meet, one plate at a time.
OASE's Kantine
Thu 16:00 – 23:00
Fri 16:00 - late
Sat 12:00 - late
Sun 12 - 18:00
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