Pastries

Qizha Pie

فطيرة قزحة

Nablus, Palestine

A semolina cake made with qizha (nigella seed paste), topped with sugar syrup and nuts — a variation of basbousa unique to Nablus.

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A semolina cake made with qizha (nigella seed paste), topped with sugar syrup and nuts — a variation of basbousa unique to Nablus.

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The pie is dark from the qizha paste, bitter-sweet and aromatic; a Nablus specialty, sometimes called black tahini cake.

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Nablus, Palestine

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